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Regenerative agriculture - a new silver bullet for agriculture and the environment?
In 1992 I started my career as a newly fledged post-doc working on the Integrated Farming Systems project and so have been intrigued to see...
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How hay makes meadows
A healthy floodplain meadow in June is a spectacular sight, teeming with life in every hue. So, it may seem odd that this is also...
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Herbal leys - making the green stuff more nutritious
Variety is the spice of life When we think of a balanced diet, we think of eating a range of foods to give us different...
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£100 cash for farmers that join our focus groups. Limited places!
Agricology and the University of Reading have been awarded a DEFRA Environmental Land Management scheme test to research in partnership, how effective videos and podcasts...
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Are dung beetles worthy of a 'pat' on the back?
If you have never gotten down on your hands and knees to sift through a cow or sheep poo, then grab a 'stool.' Each pat...
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What does a vertical farmer look like?
Is he or she recognisable as a farmer? Checked shirt, muddy boots, body warmer, lots of talk about the weather and how to get hold...
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Harvesting combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Have you ever wondered what the true benefit of hedgerows, tree lines or flower rich margins are on your crop yield? As part of the...
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The Future of Food - In Conversation with Henry Dimbleby
As part of #OrganicSeptember campaign, Daylesford Organic have been running a ‘Future of Food’ series, featuring interviews with thought leaders in the food, ecology and...
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Bringing the buzz to the Fowey Valley: Mixing bumblebees and sustainable farming
Can you make land both a productive farm and also good for bumblebees? This is a question that has been occupying the minds of the...
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Soil cultivations: ploughing, non-inversion tillage and soil quality
Ploughing has received bad press in some organic farming circles due to the higher fuel requirements and the fact that it buries soil organisms and...
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Agroecological farmers should CASH-in for promoting soil health
There is huge potential for farmers to be incentivised and rewarded for protecting and sequestering carbon in their soils. Government initiatives and carbon offsetting schemes...
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So mulch lovin’! How mulches help get trees off to the best start
Planting trees is great isn’t it? Good for the farm, good for the planet, good for our livestock for our crops for our soil. It’s...
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Tell us what you think. Enter to win!
Agricology has been awarded a DEFRA ELM Test in partnership with the University of Reading to research how effective videos and podcasts are as tools...
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Fibreshed - reconnecting fashion to fibres and farming for a homegrown wardrobe
Why do we eat lamb, throw away wool and wear plastic? Why are food and fibre systems not generally considered within the same systems and...
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Aphid Control in the Market Garden - Vlog
Jez Taylor, head of the diverse market garden at Daylesford Organics talks to us about managing the greenfly on the roses they supply to the...
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Establishing a Wildflower Meadow
Wildflower meadows are an intrinsic part of our natural heritage and have been in decline over the last century. The rich flora and fauna provide...
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Biodiverse Farming - Daylesford Wetland
'Our solutions are in nature' - a concept at the core of sustainable farming practices and the theme of 2020's UN International Day for Biodiversity...
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Psst! Tell us the REAL secret of how you keep your animals healthy
Do you use 'alternatives' to conventional drugs and other interventions to keep your livestock healthy? There are many farmers - conventional, organic and those in-between...
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The future of sustainable farming - Colin Tudge & Ruth West
This is one of a series of interviews Daylesford's Tim Field has been conducting on the topic of sustainable food and farming. Tim speaks to...
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Thank You to Our Farmers
We want to pause to celebrate all those who tend our land and give so much to feed the nation. We are all indebted to...
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