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Alternatives to antibiotics in agriculture

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust Prevent antimicrobial resistance in agriculture with alternatives to antibiotics. Find out more from this Nuffield report.

Markets & food systems, Animal health & welfare, Nutrition & public health
The Cool Farm Tool

resource Cool Farm Alliance An online tool for farmers to measure and manage on-farm carbon, biodiversity and water.

Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate
New model farming: resilience through diversity

resource Campaign to Protect Rural England CPRE’s report outlines opportunities for a new vision and policies to establish a sound future for farming based on a more diverse, sustainable and resilient...

Agroforestry, Regulations, standards & policy, Communities & education
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
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
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
Farming Oilseed Rape without Neonicotinoids

resource Friends of the Earth With pesticides increasingly linked to harm to bees this report examines current ways of growing oilseed rape without neonicotinoids.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services
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
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
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
Soils and biodiversity

resource Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Information on the importance of biodiversity of soil organisms, the services they provide and agricultural practices that promote them.

Type, texture & structure, Organic matter, Soil biology, Biodiversity
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
The importance of bees and other insect pollinators

resource Bees for Development Insect pollinators: their pollination techniques, foraging behaviour and relevance in relation to crops, flowering plants, and biodiversity.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
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
Wildlife-friendly farming increases crop yield: evidence for ecological intensification

resource NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology & Wildlife Farming Company Research that looked at the effects of creating wildlife-friendly habitats in less productive areas of fields on a conventional arable farm.

Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Land management to support bees and other insect pollinators

resource Bees for Development Bees for Development practical management tips for different areas of your land, to help encourage wild flower species and pollinators.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Hedgerow Biodiversity Protocol 2015 User Guide

resource Organic Research Centre Assess the biodiversity status of hedges on your farm & identify management changes needed & suitability of hedges for harvesting woodfuel.

People & skills, Biodiversity
Beetles you can bank on

resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) An organic grower’s practical tips and insight into the creation, maintenance and benefits of beetle banks.

Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Plants that are valuable for bees and other insect pollinators

resource Bees for Development A Bees for Development factsheet providing useful information to help you integrate insect beneficial plants on your farm.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Proposed Hedgerow Manifesto for Monmouthshire

resource Bees for Development Practical guidance on planting, maintaining and restoring hedges to help benefit crop yields, soil, pollinators, and wildlife on your farm.

Agroforestry, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Diverse legume leys: pollinator benefits

resource Organic Research Centre The important role of legumes as a food resource for pollinators and species that can help provide the forage reserves throughout the year.

Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Managing hedges to benefit pollinators

resource Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) / Hedgelink Practical steps you can take to ensure hedges on your farm support pollinator populations and improve the pollination of your crops.

Regulations, standards & policy, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Butterflies and farmland

resource Butterfly Conservation Simple measures you can take to encourage the more common, widespread species of butterflies and moths on your farm.

Pollinators & ecological services, Natural resources & waste
Sowing and Management of Multi-species Leys to Encourage Pollinators

resource Institute of Organic Training & Advice (IOTA) Guidance on selecting species and managing leys to benefit pollinators, linking to the LegLink project and Countryside Stewardship options.

Organic matter, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity

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