Soil Association
Soil Association is the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and land use. The SA was founded by farmers, scientists and nutritionists aware of the connections between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health.
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No-till with living mulches – the holy grail for arable?
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This webinar (part of the 2021 Northern Real Farming Conference and hosted by the Soil Association) explores growing a low growing permanent cover crop such as small white clover to help shade out weeds and provide fertility for the rotation.
Organic Amendments
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Video footage of a session that formed part of the Organic Growers Alliance's Organic Matters conference held in October 2021. It focuses on improving soil health and reducing tillage using compost, manures and woodchip.
Agroforestry in the UK
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This film, created by the Soil Association through the FABulous Farmers project, explores some of the many benefits that can be experienced from different agroforestry systems.
The Agroforestry ELM Test project: Transforming the English agricultural landscape with trees
Blog Post
Senior ORC Researcher Colin Tosh introduces a research project designed to investigate barriers to the uptake of agroforestry by farmers.
OK-Net Ecofeed
Research Project
OK-Net EcoFeed (Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed) is a 3-year project coordinated by IFOAM EU and funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme that aims to help organic pig and poultry farmers achieve the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed.
Agroecological farmers should CASH-in for promoting soil health
Blog Post
Hugh Blogg introduces the Soil Association’s Carbon Assets for Soil Health (CASH) project, which aspires to create a UK-wide picture on soil carbon level.
So mulch lovin’! How mulches help get trees off to the best start
Blog Post
Ben Raskin explained the benefits of mulching around trees, outlining the pros and cons of different materials.
Herbal Leys Virtual Field Day: Parts 1 & 2
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This is part 1 and 2 of a collaborative 2-part series of virtual events exploring establishment, management, soil health, grazing and ensiling in relation to herbal leys.
Farmers go for Net Zero Arran
Blog Post
Megan Welford explains how a group of farmers on the Isle of Arran have begun to reduce their own carbon footprint to help create a blueprint for Scottish agriculture.
“We found a way to farm with nature rather than against it.”
Blog Post
Charley and Andrea Walker take a holistic approach to farm management by carefully considering the social, ecological and financial impacts of every decision.
WOOdchip for Fertile Soils (WOOFS)
Research Project
This project is trialling adding uncomposted versus composted woodchip from on-farm woody resources as a soil improver. By linking management of farm hedges and trees with the improvement of soils for agricultural production and providing an additional economic incentive for management of hedges and on-farm woody resources, it aims to increase the sustainability of the system as a whole.
The Agroforestry Handbook
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Assess the potential business benefits of agroforestry for your farm or client and understand the possible benefits to the wider environment with this invaluable handbook.