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Soil Association Exchange – Building business resilience through measurement

Finance, Tech Farmer / By

Ben Makowiecki, Agricultural Sustainability Director at Lloyds Bank, sets out the Bank’s ambition and actions in supporting Agricultural businesses to reach net zero. Building resilience is much talked about in UK agriculture. We all know the myriad pressures the industry is facing – from a changing climate, reduced government financial support, and a valid focus …

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Unveiling the Hidden Heroes: The Ecosystem Services Provided by Aculeate Wasps

Biodiversity, Research, Soils Farmer / By

The natural world, spanning from individual organisms to entire ecosystems, offers a wide range of functions and benefits known as ecosystem services (ESs) that significantly contribute to human well-being. These services can be broadly categorized into four types: regulating services (e.g., ecosystem process regulation), provisioning services (e.g., material outputs from ecosystems), supporting services (e.g., maintenance …

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The evolution of tillage techniques on heavy arable land in the East Midlands

Farm Trial Results / By

Written by Dr Alastair Leake from The Allerton Project “There’s a reason why we use the plough” a colleague sagely advised me when I questioned this fundamental agricultural practice; “It works” – and I was treated to a history lesson to-boot. Having transitioned from growing heated glasshouse salad crops in hydroponics, the ultimate zero-till system, …

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Soil Health: New Opportunities to Innovate in Crop Protection Research and Development

Research / By

Atwood et al, 2022 The paper discusses the importance of soil health in crop protection research and development. The authors argue that soil health should be given greater attention in crop protection research as healthy soils can lead to healthier crops and better yields. It highlights the challenges faced by farmers in maintaining soil health, …

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Fully-integrated Wiltshire approach to sustainable farming

Agroforestry, Agronomist Focus / By

Growing from a single 150 acre farm to 1400 owned hectares in 12 units across north Wiltshire and south Gloucestershire over the past seven years, Malmesbury-basedCP Farming is taking a fully-integrated, three-pronged approach to sustainability. Under the guidance of innovative young manager and NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador, Mike Wilkins, the current 900ha of …

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Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes Programme

Livestock on Farm / By

Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes is a free, farmer-led programme of farm walks, events and webinars open to everyone farming in the Protected Landscapes of Surrey Hills, High Weald and Kent Downs. The programme is being run by Pasture for Life in partnership with the Protected Landscapes. We believe that farmers learn best from …

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