Resources
Browse our library of the best technical guides, research papers and videos on sustainable agriculture below. You can also filter by topic.
Filter by farming theme:
- Crops, forage & horticulture (6) Apply Crops, forage & horticulture filter
- Farm management & economics (6) Apply Farm management & economics filter
- Soil management (2) Apply Soil management filter
- Weeds, pests and diseases (2) Apply Weeds, pests and diseases filter
- Livestock husbandry (1) Apply Livestock husbandry filter
Filter by format type:
Filter by key farming practices:
- Green manures (2) Apply Green manures filter
- Soil monitoring (2) Apply Soil monitoring filter
- Cover crops (1) Apply Cover crops filter
- Direct drilling (1) Apply Direct drilling filter
- Diverse leys (1) Apply Diverse leys filter
- Diversified rotation (1) Apply Diversified rotation filter
- Leys (1) Apply Leys filter
- Low input varieties (1) Apply Low input varieties filter
- Mechanical weeding (1) Apply Mechanical weeding filter
- Minimum Tillage (1) Apply Minimum Tillage filter
- Mob grazing (1) Apply Mob grazing filter
- No Till (1) Apply No Till filter
- Pasture fed livestock (1) Apply Pasture fed livestock filter
- Rotational grazing (1) Apply Rotational grazing filter
- Undersowing (1) Apply Undersowing filter
More filters
Filter by organisation:
- DEFRA (1) Apply DEFRA filter
- Garden Organic (1) Apply Garden Organic filter
- Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) (1) Apply Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) filter
- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) (1) Apply Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) filter
- Soil Association (1) Apply Soil Association filter
- Soilmentor app (1) Apply Soilmentor app filter
Filter by evidence:
- (-) Remove Applied research filter Applied research
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
-
DIY peat-free growing media
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Time is running out on peat and growers need alternatives for growing media, but buying in can be expensive and not always as reliable as...Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Roots & horticulture, Natural resources & waste, People & skills -
Organic Ancient Cereal Supply-chain
resource Final report for a project based on the premise that ancient or heritage wheats may be more suitable for organic and low-input production and better...Organic farming, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Markets & food systems -
Know your Soils #10: Soil Test Calendar
resource Soilmentor app Which soil tests to do, when to do them, which fields and where on the fields to test to get a representative sample.Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
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 -
Converting to Organic Farming
resource DEFRA Defra webpage with information about how to convert your farm to organic.Organic farming, Regulations, standards & policy -
Sheep: Organic Stocking Rates
resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Technical information to help you manage the clover content of your swards in ways that will benefit your sheep stocking rates.Organic farming, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Weed management in organic crops
resource Garden Organic A series of leaflets divided in to different crop types covering the weed management options available to you within an organic system.Organic farming, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, People & skills