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Controlled Traffic Farming

resource CTF Europe Ltd Learn all about Controlled Traffic Farming through the excellent CTF website resources collated by Tim Chamen and team.

Buildings & machinery, Compaction & cultivation
Biodynamic Association website

resource Biodynamic Association UK An introduction to the Biodynamic approach to farming and gardening.

Biodynamic farming
Biodynamic preparations

resource Biodynamic Association Biodynamic Association guidelines that describe the use of compost and spray preparations that help form the basis of biodynamic practice.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Wild Pollinator Farm Health Check

resource Adapted with permission from a model designed by the Xerces Society The Farm Health check enables you to appraise how effective your holding is at meeting the needs of wild pollinators and beneficial insects.

Pests & diseases, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Improving bird welfare on free-range systems

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust A Nuffield report on bird welfare within free-range systems, identifying opportunities for improvement for the UK poultry industry.

Animal health & welfare, Poultry
The future for insect bioconversion products in poultry feed

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust A fascinating report looking at the potential of incorporating insects in poultry feed and consumer, market and legislation impacts.

Poultry, Markets & food systems
Rare Arable Flowers App

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Plantlife / Natural England / Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland New mobile app to help farmers and agronomists record and conserve threatened arable wildflowers.

Biodiversity, People & skills
The Complementary Role of Sheep in Upland and Hill Areas

resource National Sheep Association Iconic landscape maintenance, environmental support, sustenance of rural communities. And you thought sheep were just about lamb chops!

Beef cattle & sheep, People & skills
CROPROTECT Information Database

resource Rothamsted Research Croprotect; Rothamsted Research’s knowledge exchange system allowing growers to access tailored advice on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Weeds, Pests & diseases
Is there a future for small family farms in the UK?

resource University of Exeter (LEEP) A report produced for the Prince’s Countryside Fund that provides important pointers to help small family farming businesses survive and thrive.

Business management, Communities & education
Neonicotinoids - Your essential brief

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust A factsheet based on current evidence designed to help you understand how neonicotinoids work and the impacts their use has on bees and the larger...

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services
Fit for the Future Network

resource A network promoting working with others to become more sustainable; reduce energy bills, generate clean energy and lower environmental impacts.

Business management, Natural resources & waste
Digestate and compost in agriculture

resource WRAP Anaerobic digestate and compost as sources of plant nutrients and organic matter; research findings and guidance on practical application.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
Low-input antibiotic strategies: improving animal health & welfare

resource Leaflet about farmer-led trials about using herbs in pasture, a herd health discussion group and improving udder health through use of a mint ointment.

Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle
Use of diverse swards and ‘mob grazing’ for forage production

resource SOLID project The potential benefits of growing diverse pasture swards and mob grazing for cattle within low-input and organic dairy systems.

Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle
Agroforestry for livestock systems

resource SOLID project The multiple benefits of combining trees and shrubs with livestock in low-input and organic dairy farms.

Agroforestry, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, Dairy cattle
Valuing Your Soils

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) 'Valuing Your Soils' will help Scottish farmers, crofters and land managers protect and manage their most valuable resource.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation
Farming Oilseed Rape without Neonicotinoids

resource Friends of the Earth With pesticides increasingly linked to harm to bees this report examines current ways of growing oilseed rape without neonicotinoids.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services
Sustainable Organic and Low Input Dairying (SOLID)

resource SOLID project A series of technical notes on low-input/organic dairying systems, helping to provide solutions to key problems at farm-level.

Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle
Habitat Creation and Management for Pollinators

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology A fantastic guide from the CEH providing detailed information to help you manage and protect our most valuable pollinators on your farmland.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Natural resources & waste, People & skills
Homoeopathy at Wellie Level

resource HAWL Information on an organisation and courses formed to help farmers use homoeopathy as an additional tool within the farm management strategy.

Animal health & welfare
OBSALIM: Method

resource OBSALIM® Identify adjustments you can make to feed for your cattle, sheep and goats using OBSALIM ® diagnostic tools, based on detailed observation.

Animal health & welfare
FarmHealthOnline.com

resource Duchy College Rural Business School / Animal Welfare Approved / A Greener World This knowledge hub for livestock farmers and advisors will enable proactive animal health and welfare planning and help with decision-making.

Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Pigs, Poultry
What is LEAF’s Integrated Farm Management (IFM)?

resource Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) LEAF's Integrated Farm Management approach; how you can use it to benefit your farm business.

Integrated farming
Future Farmers II

resource Groundspring Network / Organic Growers Alliance / Landworkers Alliance / Sustain Interested in starting a traineeship to inspire and educate farmers of the future? This guide offers insights from a selection of farms on how such...

Communities & education, Business management, People & skills
Making the Most of Green Manures

resource Innovative Farmers Improve your understanding of how to use green manures and the many potential ways in which they can benefit your farm business with this audio...

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Sustainable Control of Crop Pests

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust A summary of biological pest control methods for major UK crops for farmers and growers.

Pests & diseases, People & skills
River Glyme habitat restoration

resource Evenlode Catchment Partnership Restoring the River Glyme and its floodplain in Oxfordshire: the project benefits wild brown trout, local flood storage and wetland ecology.

Natural resources & waste, Biodiversity
Seven Ways to Save Our Soils

resource Soil Association It's a farmer's most valuable resource, but many soils are in crisis. This report by @SoilAssociation sets out 7 ways we can save our soils.

Regulations, standards & policy, Organic matter
Organic versus non-organic: Meat

resource Newcastle University Groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic meat, with important links made to livestock feeding regimes.

Markets & food systems, Nutrition & public health

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