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Controlled Traffic Farming

resource CTF Europe Ltd Learn all about Controlled Traffic Farming through the excellent CTF website resources collated by Tim Chamen and team.

Buildings & machinery, Compaction & cultivation
Biodynamic preparations

resource Biodynamic Association Biodynamic Association guidelines that describe the use of compost and spray preparations that help form the basis of biodynamic practice.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Wild Pollinator Farm Health Check

resource Adapted with permission from a model designed by the Xerces Society The Farm Health check enables you to appraise how effective your holding is at meeting the needs of wild pollinators and beneficial insects.

Pests & diseases, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
The future for insect bioconversion products in poultry feed

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust A fascinating report looking at the potential of incorporating insects in poultry feed and consumer, market and legislation impacts.

Poultry, Markets & food systems
Rare Arable Flowers App

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Plantlife / Natural England / Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland New mobile app to help farmers and agronomists record and conserve threatened arable wildflowers.

Biodiversity, People & skills
The Complementary Role of Sheep in Upland and Hill Areas

resource National Sheep Association Iconic landscape maintenance, environmental support, sustenance of rural communities. And you thought sheep were just about lamb chops!

Beef cattle & sheep, People & skills
Is there a future for small family farms in the UK?

resource University of Exeter (LEEP) A report produced for the Prince’s Countryside Fund that provides important pointers to help small family farming businesses survive and thrive.

Business management, Communities & education
Neonicotinoids - Your essential brief

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust A factsheet based on current evidence designed to help you understand how neonicotinoids work and the impacts their use has on bees and the larger...

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services
Fit for the Future Network

resource A network promoting working with others to become more sustainable; reduce energy bills, generate clean energy and lower environmental impacts.

Business management, Natural resources & waste
Digestate and compost in agriculture

resource WRAP Anaerobic digestate and compost as sources of plant nutrients and organic matter; research findings and guidance on practical application.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
Agroforestry for livestock systems

resource SOLID project The multiple benefits of combining trees and shrubs with livestock in low-input and organic dairy farms.

Agroforestry, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, Dairy cattle
Habitat Creation and Management for Pollinators

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology A fantastic guide from the CEH providing detailed information to help you manage and protect our most valuable pollinators on your farmland.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Natural resources & waste, People & skills
Future Farmers II

resource Groundspring Network / Organic Growers Alliance / Landworkers Alliance / Sustain Interested in starting a traineeship to inspire and educate farmers of the future? This guide offers insights from a selection of farms on how such...

Communities & education, Business management, People & skills
Sustainable Control of Crop Pests

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust A summary of biological pest control methods for major UK crops for farmers and growers.

Pests & diseases, People & skills
River Glyme habitat restoration

resource Evenlode Catchment Partnership Restoring the River Glyme and its floodplain in Oxfordshire: the project benefits wild brown trout, local flood storage and wetland ecology.

Natural resources & waste, Biodiversity
Seven Ways to Save Our Soils

resource Soil Association It's a farmer's most valuable resource, but many soils are in crisis. This report by @SoilAssociation sets out 7 ways we can save our soils.

Regulations, standards & policy, Organic matter
Organic versus non-organic: Meat

resource Newcastle University Groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic meat, with important links made to livestock feeding regimes.

Markets & food systems, Nutrition & public health
Organic versus non-organic: Dairy

resource Newcastle University A report on groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic dairy, with important links made to cow feeding regimes.

Markets & food systems, Nutrition & public health
The Basics of Soil Fertility

resource FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL booklet offering a view on soil fertility from different angles to stimulate new thinking about a sustainable relationship to the soil.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, People & skills
Achieving more from less with dairy and arable collaboration

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust Collaboration creating a circular system between dairy and arable can lower costs and environmental impact by improving nutrient management.

Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, People & skills, Dairy cattle, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses
Tried & Tested Professional Nutrient Management

resource Tried & Tested - AIC / NFU / CLA / LEAF and British Grassland Society partnership Tools to help you improve your nutrient and manure and livestock feed planning and recording, and meet regulatory requirements.

Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
The Role of Agroecology in Sustainable Intensification

resource The Organic Research Centre Agroecological approaches are an essential part of sustainable intensification, maintaining agricultural productivity and environmental protection.

Agroforestry, Biodiversity, People & skills
Simply Sustainable Biodiversity

resource Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) Practical guidance to help you manage your land to benefit wildlife alongside efficient, sustainable food production systems.

Natural resources & waste, Biodiversity
How to encourage pollinators

resource Soil Association Encourage pollinators on your farm by creating and managing their natural habitats such as wildflower meadows, hedgerows and field margins.

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Policies for pollinators

resource Bee Coalition A report highlighting the need for governmental action to protect pollinators and the importance of farming in pollinator-friendly ways.

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Organic crop rotations

resource Soil Association This Soil Association PDF provides an overview of what you may need to take into consideration when planning rotations for field crops.

Organic farming, Rotations, Roots & horticulture, Regulations, standards & policy
How to grow nectar flower mixtures

resource Natural England This note provides information on how to establish and manage nectar flower mixtures to encourage pollinators.

Pollinators & ecological services, Regulations, standards & policy
Converting to Organic Farming

resource DEFRA Defra webpage with information about how to convert your farm to organic.

Organic farming, Regulations, standards & policy
Manure use efficiency

resource Duchy College A SWARM Hub webpage to help you maximise on available nutrients in organic manures, make savings and reduce environmental losses.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy
Trees provide fodder and boost production

resource Woodland Trust A farm case study describing commercial and potential nutritional and medicinal benefits from incorporating trees into a dairy farm.

Agroforestry, Animal health & welfare, Natural resources & waste

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