This guide intends to highlight to farmers and crofters who are considering sowing a grassland herbal lay what species to consider.
Using the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri can be a successful biological control solution for these sucking pests.
This report reviews the economic benefits that can be achieved from reduced tillage.
Interested in learning more about home grown protein crops but don’t know where to look?
Nitrogen (N) is not a scarce element on earth but the most abundant forms (N2 gas in the atmosphere and N fixed in the earth’s crust and sediments) are not directly available for plants.
A well-managed cover crop can conserve and protect the soil, boost productivity, capture nitrogen and phosphorus leftover from a main crop or from fall applied manure, and if harvested in the spring…
Rural Policy Centre Research Briefing.
Carbon footprints are presented within the contemporary media, commercial entities and frequently by government agencies as a proximate measure for sustainability.
On many arable farms, modern agricultural production has seen the continual removal of residues and intensive tillage of the soil.
Carbon Calling CIC is a farmer-led movement founded in 2019 by Liz Genever and
Nic Renison.
It is aimed at farmers who are just on the turn - they know what they
are doing isn't quite working but…