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The End is Nigh, The End of Nitrogen

resource Footage of a discussion held at Groundswell 2022, organised by Agricology, about the impacts of reduced nitrogen use and ways in which farmers are moving...

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, People & skills
Establishing summer cover crops before winter cereals in low tillage systems on sandy soils

resource Chamber of Agriculture Lower Saxony Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project outlining some of the benefits that can be attained from establishing summer cover crops on sandy soils...

Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills
Marketing a genetically diverse wheat: YQ in the UK

resource Abstract created as part of the LIVESEED project outlining points useful for farmers who may be interested in developing a genetically diverse crop, based on...

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity
Tree: crop interactions in UK alley cropping agroforestry systems: impacts on crop yield and total productivity

resource Report on studies carried out within an organic silvoarable alley cropping system in the UK (Wakelyns Agroforestry in Suffolk) where researchers have investigated the impact...

Agroforestry, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Climate
Virtual Field Day: Crop Mixtures

resource James Hutton Institute & Organic Research Centre Recording of a virtual field day held on August 11th 2020 in collaboration between Agricology and James Hutton Institute and the SEAMS and DIVERSify projects,...

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services
Mixed farming through collaboration

resource ORC / GWCT / LEAF / OF&G / Soil Association / SRUC / Agricology - as part of Defra Project OF03111 Organic Management Techniques Arable and livestock farmers can collaborate to share knowledge, land and other resources for mutual benefit and enhancement of ecosystem services and landscape.

Integrated farming, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Communities & education
Bi-cropping spring field bean (Vicia faba) and wheat (Triticum aestivum)

resource Royal Agricultural University RAU research looking at the effects of intercropping beans and wheat in relation to ecosystem services and forage production.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Investigation of suitable legume species for undersowing in organic spring wheat

resource Royal Agricultural University Some insights from the RAU on research carried out looking at the influence of different undersown legumes on wheat growth.

People & skills, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds
Beans and Wheat Intercropping: a new look at an overlooked benefit

resource Organic Research Centre Interesting research highlighting some of the potential challenges and rewards from growing field beans with wheat.

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses
The potential for companion cropping and intercropping on UK arable farms

resource An extensive report outlining the benefits and limitations of companion cropping and intercropping in UK arable farm systems.

Agroforestry, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills

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The End is Nigh, The End of Nitrogen

Establishing summer cover crops before winter cereals in low tillage systems on sandy soils

Marketing a genetically diverse wheat: YQ in the UK

Tree: crop interactions in UK alley cropping agroforestry systems: impacts on crop yield and total productivity

Virtual Field Day: Crop Mixtures

Mixed farming through collaboration

Bi-cropping spring field bean (Vicia faba) and wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Investigation of suitable legume species for undersowing in organic spring wheat

Beans and Wheat Intercropping: a new look at an overlooked benefit

The potential for companion cropping and intercropping on UK arable farms

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