Bio4Ag Toolbox Indicators: emerged weeds
Weeds are an important component of biodiversity, providing resources for beneficial insects and food webs, but can also be a significant burden to crop yield. This pdf details findings from the James Hutton Institute Centre for Sustainable Cropping long-term experiment relating to weed management.
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Weeds are an important component of biodiversity, providing resources for beneficial insects and food webs, but can also be a significant burden to crop yield. This pdf details findings from the James Hutton Institute Centre for Sustainable Cropping long-term experiment relating to weed management.
OGA webinar focusing on how to create your own peat-free growing media for plant raising.
Oper8 video featuring farmer Alex Fraser and Charlotte Bickler from the Organic Research Centre discussing their collaborative work on choosing competitive cultivars for weed management in organic and low-input systems.
This webinar from AFN Network+ brought together a farmer, academic and banker to share research and experiences on unlocking the transition to sustainable farming
Agricology has drawn together practical resources and case studies to help you navigate ways in which to integrate trees into farming systems.
This guide from the University of Reading and Forest Research provides useful information on 33 species of trees and shrubs that could be planted in UK agroforestry systems.
In this video Matt England talks through his journey of trialling living mulches with the key learnings, observations and reflections that have come from it.
The Agricology Podcast offers practical insights into sustainable farming, featuring conversations with farmers, researchers, and advisors. Explore topics like soil health, regenerative agriculture, and livestock management through diverse perspectives.
Innovative farmers webinar with conclusions and recommendations from the field lab on using cover and biofumigant crops to reduce wireworm populations in potatoes
OGA webinar on using cover crops and diverse mixes in no-till veg production to improve soil and reduce reliance on bought-in compost.
This Agricology technical guide is designed to support farmers in making informed decisions about adopting living mulches in arable systems.
This resource consists of the audio recording and presentations from a session at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025 which aimed to address the stigma around the use of tillage in organic and agroecological crop production.
Andy recorded this series of short videos over two seasons of the trial outlining his motivations for getting involved, thoughts behind the trials, and the challenges of making it work...
Mark Lea talks with Matt Smee at Oxford Real Farming Conference about the learnings from 5 years of trialling living mulches in an organic arable system.
Cultivating Wisdom’ is a collection of agroecological research summaries from practitioners in the Landworkers’ Alliance’s ‘Experts in Your Field’ project.
A report on the use of ‘row hoes’ — what used to be called inter-row hoes / cultivators.
Video playlist from the Soil Association of case study farmers practising mob grazing in Scotland and associated webinars.
NFFN/Farm Wildlife booklet highlights farmers enhancing ecosystems, restoring soil health, boosting profit margins, and increasing resilience to extreme weather.
This report summarises findings from the Perennial Green Manures project highlighting the potential of PGMs as fertilisers and further areas of research and innovation needed.
Footage of a Groundswell 2024 panel discussion organised by Agricology, exploring the practicalities of reintroducing sheep into your business.
Short video of Nikki Yoxall on the power of native and rare breed cattle to be ecosystem engineers through Holistic Management
Footage of a Groundswell 2024 panel discussion organised by Agricology and The Allerton Project, with the panel and audience members sharing their experiences of growing cover crops.
How do you tackle the biggest problem facing arable farmers in the UK? This is video footage of a Groundswell 2024 session run by Agricology, borne out of a collaboration with ADAS and the Oper8 project.
A report on mini-ridgers - a highly effective weeding tool for controlling intrarow weeds through burial.