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Farmer clusters are a bit of a ‘buzzword’ amongst those involved with conservation of wildlife and protection of resources on farmland. The idea of neighbouring...

I recently attended the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham. This year's theme was ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ and provided fodder for considering how to progress...

Soil is your most important resource as a farmer, but do you really understand it and know how to improve it? This month we challenge...

In this months Agricology mini vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses ploughing up a red clover ley in preparation to sow a...

Community-supported farming gives people the opportunity to define their own food and agriculture. The agroecology approach encourages using local resources effectively, recycling of nutrients and...

Cultivating diversity is one way for smaller organic growers, selling directly to the consumer, to differentiate themselves from the uniform offerings of the multiple retailers...

This vlog is the second in what will be a series of updates following a recent agroforestry project which used a Woodland Trust grant to...

Potatoes grown in the UK are at risk from 26 different diseases. It is vital therefore to investigate methods and varieties that reduce the cost...

In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) gives an update on the nutritional analysis that was carried out on...

Following-on from part 1 , where I focused on observations of soil structure (as a measure of soil health) and what conclusions could be drawn...

Light is a critical factor for photosynthesis and therefore crop growth. The soil also has a key role to play and a healthy, fertile soil...

It’s been a “funny old year” - from the wet, water-logged winter-spring to the dry spring-summer. During the prolonged dry spell, people were watching the...

A farmer’s reflection on the EURAF 2018 Conference... I am an organic, pasture fed and regenerative farmer in the Cotswolds at Conygree Farm on the...

In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) discusses everything sainfoin; when to cut for silage, how it is withstanding...

As you will only be too well aware, the prolonged hot and dry weather conditions have created difficulties in meeting the requirements of rural grant...

(Taken from 'Churchill Travel Blog: soil management in USA, Switzerland and Denmark') Soil is the primary means of producing food and the basis of human...

June was a really busy (and hot!) month for the Agricology team packed full of some great events, one of which was the no-till conference...

Naturally productive systems which support large numbers of grazing livestock have provided inspiration for Pasture for Life (PfL) certified producers to adopt pasture management practices...

How do you tackle the biggest problem facing arable farmers in the UK? With a big, multi-institute, multi-disciplinary project of course! And that is exactly...

Can ‘Flower Power’ really be of benefit on farm? My own work at Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC), and that of several other UK research groups,...