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Designing strip intercropping systems

resource Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project, outlining outcomes from strip cropping experiments and practical recommendations for designing and managing effective strip systems.

Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Intercropping and Companion Cropping in Arable Systems

resource Final report from a field lab that looked at opportunities for intercropping to provide more efficient resource use, reduced pest and disease pressure, and better...

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills
Biological control strategies for outdoor vegetable production

resource Koppert UK Presentation given by Koppert UK at an Agricology field day event on integrated pest management strategies for outdoor vegetable production.

Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services
Viruses in cereals and oilseed rape

resource AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Information focusing on the options available to farmers to help manage Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and Turnip yellows virus (TuYV).

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity
Prospects for improved off-crop habitat management for pollen beetle control in oilseed rape

resource Rothamsted Research Paper looking at factors that influence the abundance of pollen beetle and damage to oilseed rape and how habitat management may improve pollen beetle control.

Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity
Integrated slug control

resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Know your enemy - an integrated approach to slug control is more effective than using chemical slug pellets alone

Integrated farming, Compaction & cultivation, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Biodiversity, People & skills
Perennial flower strips for pest control in fruit orchards

resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) This article, adapted from a technical guide published as part of the EcoOrchard project, looks at advantages of sown flower strips, management considerations, costs, and...

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Beetle banks

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Beetle banks provide suitable overwintering habitat for predatory insects and spiders that significantly reduce crop pests. Find out how to create them here!

Pests & diseases, Biodiversity, People & skills
Leatherjacket control

resource Soil Association Scotland A useful note produced as part of an Innovative Farmers field lab, which focuses on the lifecycle of leatherjackets and outlines some of the management...

Pests & diseases