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Challenging times for farmers affected by drought
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...
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Soil management
(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...
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No-till, 'flower power' & 'the farmer's nemesis'
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...
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How is the pasture-fed innovative practitioners’ project going?
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...
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From gene to landscape - tackling the farmer’s nemesis
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...
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Flower Power
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,...
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Pest & Disease in the Market Garden
In this month's Agricology Vlog, Jez Taylor, Head Grower at Daylesford Organic Market Garden, discusses how he manages pests and disease in the market garden...
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Balancing crop production & wildlife management
During May, we explored the subject of farm wildlife and functional diversity - ways of producing effectively and productively through managing your farm for wildlife...
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Providing for pollinators - what's the buzz?
Pollinators have become something of a ‘buzz’ word since the launch of the National Pollinator Strategy in 2014. Farmers have gone to great efforts through...
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Silage Production (Grass & Sainfoin)
In this month's Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Senior Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm, discusses the production of grass silage in an organic system. He...
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Simplifying the complexities of conservation: the Farm Wildlife partnership
When it comes to searching out advice on wildlife and conservation on farmland, how many times have you found yourself repeating similar questions to numerous...
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Ensuring the welfare of livestock and UK farming
During April we dipped into the vast topic of ways of increasing and maintaining livestock health and welfare , such as making maximum use of...
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Farmers share their experience of transitioning to agroecology
' Transitions to Agroecological Approaches: Farmers’ experience ' is a new report that presents the stories of 14 farmers across Scotland, England and Wales who...
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Enterprise Stacking & Agroforestry; Chickens, Orchards, Biomass & Market Gardens
In this short vlog (filmed on the 16th of March), Tim Field discusses using a Woodland Trust grant to plant 800 trees on a 30...
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Don’t miss your chance to have a say in the future of UK food and farming!
Whatever your opinion on Brexit, the current opportunity to feed into the future of food farming should not be missed! The Defra consultation paper, 'Health...
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Welfare in Dairy
In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Senior Farms Manager at Daylesford Farm, suggests that by demonstrating full transparency in farming practices we are in...
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Sterile or barren, it doesn’t have to be a problem any more
Sterile or barren brome are both common names for Bromus sterilis , do you have a problem controlling them on your farm? Or do you...
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Getting on top of the weeds
During March we delved into the world of weeds. Many will empathise with a comment Jez Taylor, head of the market garden at Daylesford makes...
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Mulching for Weed Control
In this month’s Agricology vlog, Jez Taylor - head grower at Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds, discusses how he manages weeds in their organic...
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News blog - response to article on soil health targets
In response to a recent article published in the Guardian, which you can view here - ' UK farmers to be given first ever targets...
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