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Healthy Grassland Soils pocketbook

resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) / EBLEX / DairyCo A practical guide giving pictorial advice on assessing, maintaining and improving grassland soil structure and soil biology levels.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Buildings & machinery
Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Assess soil structure out in the field and identify where changes in management may be required with the help of a visual reference tool.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Organic Arable Production: Weed Control

resource Soil Association How to control arable weeds using organic methods; learn the cultural and mechanical ways to reduce or replace chemical herbicide use.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Weeds
The role of trees in arable farming

resource Woodland Trust This practical guide looks at the role of UK native trees and hedges in arable farming.

Agroforestry, Natural resources & waste, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services
Beekeeping and sustainability

resource Bees for Development A factsheet to increase understanding of what constitutes sustainable beekeeping and help you implement beneficial management techniques.

People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services
Protecting insect pollinators from pesticide risk

resource Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) Minimising pesticide risks to pollinators; what we know and what farmers and policy makers can do about it.

Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services, Regulations, standards & policy
Organic Arable Production: Rotations

resource Soil Association All you need to know about organic arable crop rotations; why they are necessary, how to plan one, and some examples to get you started.

Rotations, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Organic Arable Production: Pest & Disease Control

resource Soil Association How to control arable pests and diseases organically; develop healthy soil and natural predator habitats for healthy, pest-free plants.

Rotations, Pests & diseases
Farming for Carbon

resource Pasture Promise TV The importance of rebuilding soil carbon - Nuffield Scholar Rob Richmond on the techniques he has used on his diary farm in Gloucestershire.

Markets & food systems, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops
The Use of Compost and Digestate on Organic/Converting Land

resource OF&G Useful guidance from OF&G to help you comply with regulations for using compost and digestate on organic land.

Organic matter, Regulations, standards & policy
Working with Soil

resource An article published in Star & Furrow exploring the biodynamic approach to working with soil... “With what and how do we feed this soil life?”

Biodynamic farming, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Trees mean better business

resource Woodland Trust First hand farmer experience showing how planting trees can improve animal welfare and the production of free range eggs.

Agroforestry, Poultry, Markets & food systems
Fulfilling 100% organic pig diets: Feeding roughage and foraging from the range

resource Organic Research Centre New resource that looks at the potential of roughage and foraging to help pig producers meet the challenge of 100% organic feed.

Animal health & welfare, Pigs
Fulfilling 100% organic pig diets: Concentrates

resource Organic Research Centre How can pig producers meet the challenge of 100% organic feed? New resource looks at the potential of alternative feed sources.

Animal health & welfare, Pigs
Fulfilling 100% organic poultry diets: Roughage & foraging from the range

resource Organic Research Centre What contribution can foraging on range and herbage make to the feed requirements of organic poultry? This new resource considers the options.

Animal health & welfare, Poultry
Fulfilling 100% organic poultry diets: Concentrates

resource Organic Research Centre & Wageningen University How can poultry producers meet the challenge of 100% organic feed? New resource looks at the potential of alternative feed sources.

Animal health & welfare, Poultry
Sainfoin with Dr Lydia Smith at NIAB

resource Cotswold Seeds Video outlining the challenges of growing and managing sainfoin, ways it can benefit livestock and bees, and current interesting research.

Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops
Field drainage guide

resource ADAS Improve your farm productivity and environment with field drainage; principles, methods, assessment, maintenance, renewal and installation.

Drainage, Pollinators & ecological services, Business management
Living Soils - A Call to Action

resource Centre for Agroecology/ Water and Resilience and Soil Association The causes and implications of soil degradation explained, with a plea to adopt agroecological approaches to help tackle the problems.

Regulations, standards & policy, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology
The Farm Crap App Pro

resource Duchy College & Rothamsted Research Duchy College and Rothamsted Research’s mobile manure management app; find out how you can use it and access the app from this webpage.

Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
GWCT pollinators research

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust information on managing flower-rich habitats on your farm with links to some important research.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Regulations, standards & policy
The Five Point Plan for tackling sheep lameness

resource FAI Farms Information on the practical tried and tested FAI solution to help farmers manage and reduce lameness levels in flocks.

Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep
Soil and vegetation responses to forested riparian buffer strips

resource SRUC Rural Policy Centre Research findings that will help you implement and manage forested riparian buffer strips on your land and use them to their best advantage.

Agroforestry, Pollinators & ecological services, Climate
CAP and Pollinators

resource Slow Food; Bee Life; PAN Europe Land management practice and policy tips to help implement the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in ways that will benefit pollinators.

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Shelter boosts lamb survival rate - planting trees to benefit sheep farming

resource Woodland Trust When shelter is in short supply strategic tree planting makes a real difference. In this case study a Cumbrian farmer shares his experience.

Agroforestry, People & skills, Animal health & welfare
Managing farmland for pollinators

resource Farming Connect Simple steps that farmers can take to halt the decline of bees and other insect pollinators in Wales, relevant to the British Isles.

Markets & food systems, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services
The benefits of managing pollinators for crop production

resource Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) Practical advice on how we as farmers and growers, can manage pollinators and achieve optimum returns, and pointers for policymakers.

Pollinators & ecological services
National Pollinator Strategy

resource DEFRA Defra’s National Pollinator Strategy; established to help protect the future of pollinators and ensure their needs are addressed in land and habitat management.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Regulations, standards & policy
Biodynamics

resource Biodynamics; what is it, what are the biodynamic preparations, how is biodynamic farming and soil health and fertility intrinsically linked?

Biodynamic farming, Organic matter, Soil biology, Animal health & welfare, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Functional biodiversity to improve pest control

resource Interesting research that focused on identifying appropriate plants within flowering strips and companion cropping to help control apple and cabbage pests.

People & skills, Roots & horticulture, Pests & diseases, Biodiversity

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