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Richard explains that the lambs at Daylesford Farm are weaned from mid-August and the ewes, having worked hard all summer to rear the lambs, are...

Patrick Holden (organic dairy farmer and Director of the Sustainable Food Trust ) recently gave a talk at Daylesford Organic Farm. This video is footage...

In the general stresses that surround farming including making day-to-day business decisions, not annoying the Rural Payments Agency, looking after stock and crops, managing staff,...

Richard Smith visits a stand of red clover at Daylesford Farm and then demonstrates the use of FECPAK to reduce the reliance on anthelmintic drugs...

As the newest member of the Agricology team, working as Communication Assistant, I am excited to have been thrown in at the deep end to...

What farmers face The Department of Energy and Climate Change is no more but the UK’s legal commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from...

As Head Stockman at an ecologically sustainable business like Daylesford , I am lucky enough to graze my cattle on some of the best organic...

In late May 250 delegates from as far away as China and Brazil, with a large contingent from France and Europe, gathered in Montpelier for...

Richard Smith shows the sainfoin crop being mown at Daylesford Organic farm - a follow on from his previous video blogs . Mowing has been...

It’s tough being a plant, especially if you’re a crop plant! You are rooted to the ground and if a pest tries to eat you...

Richard Smith revisits his sainfoin crop at the 80 acre field at Daylesford Organic farm, six weeks after sowing. The wet and warm spring means...

We are truly excited to announce the first Agricology Open Day on Tuesday 28 th June with an exploration of agriculture, horticulture and farmshop enterprises...

A short history The collection of tree leaves for feeding stock, usually from pollards, is now generally confined to poorer and least inhabited areas where...

The bird in the bush is not long out of its nest, discovering how feet and wings work, and still fed by its parents. Cars...

Our greatest ecological service What is the greatest ecological service provided in nature? Pollination must be up there, particularly for agriculture. Yet there are multiple...

Following our April video blog Richard talks us through the establishment of his sainfoin crop in the same 80 acre field at Daylesford organic farm,...

It may be that in the past we have become a little used to being able to reach for a bottle to tackle some of...

Animal health & welfare: do we have the right tools for the job? Most of us know that the ever increasing public demand for the...

In our April video blog Richard is making ground preparations for the establishment of sainfoin , his favourite forage legume, at Daylesford organic farm. This...

On the 19 th May, LEAF will hold its first Integrated Farm Management (IFM) Conference in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. T he conference, titled ‘ IFM: A...