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Farmers and researchers explore the potential for improving nitrogen (N) efficiency in organic rotations. Organic principles and standards emphasise the importance of practices that can...

Farmers often ask us about the best way to manage woodland at this time of year... Of course, every site is different and the answer...

In October's Agricology Vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) revisits a site on which he has harvested barley and seeded a grass...

Crop diversity is important for so many different reasons… to help ensure people have access to the nutrients they need through a nutritious and varied...

You wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t think that agroecology has promise for increasing the resilience and productivity of our arable farming systems. So,...

Recognising the value of non-traditional crops in the UK Crops not traditionally grown in the UK could play a valuable part in our food production...

In September’s vlog (filmed in August), Richard Smith - Farm Manager for Daylesford Organic - talks us through preparing a field to put it back...

Green manures (cover or catch crops) can protect and enrich your soil, help to increase yields and economic returns, and bring many environmental benefits

Who's it For? Are you a grower, farmer or horticulturalist wishing that you could make the transition to less pesticides, less chemicals, less expenditure -...

Welcome to this month’s newsletter! We got amongst the dirt and in amongst the greenhouses in July; focusing on improving soil biological activity and managing...

Can compost tea be used as an effective way to enhance soil microbiology as a microbial inoculant in an organic arable system? Compost tea and...

A probiotic approach to soil & plant health at Ragmans Farm.

A healthy soil is vital to ensure both high yields and future high yields, as well as environmental protection - there are no negative consequences...

Jez Taylor, Head of the Daylesford Market Garden, talks about pest and disease management in Solanums. He begins in a polytunnel containing peppers, chillies and...

What do you know? What would you like to know?... Agroforestry is on the up. Following the success of the national Agroforestry Conference at Cranfield...

Slugs, slugs and more slugs! Some farming activities can encourage them more than others, and the seemingly ever increasing unpredictable weather patterns also add to...

Welcome to this month’s newsletter! Much of the content this month has been focused on what farmers are doing in the field; demonstrating examples of...

Louise King, Reserve Manager at Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust 's Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve , explains how they are using low-input livestock breeds...

As the summer solstice arrives we reach the year’s climax with a burst of life. The white of flowering clover drifts across the leys, dog...

This month Richard explains how a sustainable dairy cow has been bred at Daylesford. Richard explains that modern, intensive dairy cattle are not so well...