Initiatives

Field of sunflowers
The Role and Position of Sunflower in UK Agriculture
An ADAS report to DEFRA in 1998 highlighting key trends and research…
Cows grazing long grass
Does extended pasture resting after grazing improve soil microbiology and soil health?
Dairy farmers in the south west of England are exploring whether they can…
Cows eating the diverse fodder crop
Diverse forage for overwintering livestock
Farmers in south west Engalnd are trialling a diverse (16 variety) mix…
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Farm-PEP FIP Partnerships
The development of Farm-PEP Performance Enhancement Partnerships to…
YEN Yield Testing
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YEN Yield Testing
EIP-Agri Project supporting groups of YEN farmers to test specific ideas.
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NUTRI-CHECK NET
The NUTRI-CHECK NETwork aims to maximise site-specific precision in…
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FarmPEP.net project
The initial Farm-PEP project funded under the Innovate UK competition '…

Organisations

Farming Wildlife Advisory Group
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Agriculture Machinery & Materials Company
Agriculture Machinery & Materials Company has been and still is one of…
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AICC
AICC member agronomists are now the preferred source of advice on over 2.2…
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The Good Food Institute Europe
The Good Food Institute Europe is an international NGO helping to build a…
Premium Crops
Premium Crops has established itself as the leading specialist arable…
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Oxford Real Farming Conference
Bringing the real food and farming movement together. Every January the…
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Oxford Farming Conference
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) is the leading international…

Resources

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Soil monitoring in Europe — Indicators and thresholds for soil health assessments
Report from European Environment Agency giving over of the metrics,…
Four Pillars for progress
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FarmPEP: a platform to support farm-centric knowledge generation and knowledge exchange - IFS Poster abstract
Poster paper given at IFS 2022 by Daniel Kindred, Roger Sylvester-Bradley…
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Advances in biostimulants as an integrated pest management tool in horticulture
This chapter covers the definition of biostimulants, brief summary of…
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Integrated weed management in grasslands
This Open Access chapter describes the current status of IWM for…
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Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration
Our new book on Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration …
Silvopasture
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Which tree species can provide nutritional value to my livestock?
Tree forage has many nutritional benefits for livestock as it diversifies…

Topics

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Herbicide Resistance
Herbicide resistance is the inherited ability of a weed to survive a rate…
Integrated Weed Management (IWM)
IWM involves using numerous weed control methods to try and manage a weed…
Black-grass in a crop field
Grass weeds
Grass weeds are a major challenge in UK agriculture and are often highly…
Field infested with Scentless mayweed, a common broadleaf weed
Broad-Leaved Weeds
Broad-leaved weeds are a varied group of weeds that can grow and cause…
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Sustainable Agriculture
This Topic doesn't yet have a Stewarded summary, but connected groups,…
Light leaf spot lesions on oilseed rape
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Light Leaf Spot
Light leaf spot (LLS) is a disease of oilseed rape and some vegetable…
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)
The attention placed on soil health in agriculture has been receiving more…
Wilding landscape
Biodiversity Net Gain
The concept of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an important component of…
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity encompasses all the variety of life on Earth from genes to…
Wilding landscape
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Rewilding
Rewilding is an approach to restoring biodiversity and ecosystem health by…
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Pulse crops
Pulses are leguminous crops harvested for dry protein-rich seed, with peas…
N fixation diagram by Nefronus
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Some symbiotic or free-living microorganisms can fix inert di-nitrogen (N…
Beans
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Beans
Field beans (vicia faba) are a widely grown break crop across the UK on…

Events

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Research in Action: Need, Funding, Outcomes
A joint AFCP and NIAB event exploring what research is needed by farmers…
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INNO-VEG Final event + workshop
A free half-day workshop on the 26th January to hear about the results and…
YEN Conference
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YEN Conference 2023
To celebrate 10 years of the YEN, we are hosting a YEN conference that…
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Oxford Real Farming Conference 2023
Bringing the real food and farming movement together. Every January the…
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Oxford Farming Conference 2023
OFC 2023 will explore systemic solutions to the cumulative biodiversity,…
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RAMIRAN 2023
The 18th Recycling of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Residues in…

People

Ella Bradfield

Crop Pathology Consultant based at ADAS Rosemaund, Herefordshire

ANDREW Robinson

Farms Manager - Heathcote Farms Ltd - Bedfordshire

Katy Hebditch

A recent Biology MSci graduate with a strong focus on Plant Science.

Richard Phillips

I am an agronomist with crossover knowledge in animal nutrition, I manag

Kristina Kalinina

Events and Marketing Coordinator, Agri-TechE

Helen Glass

SAOS, established in 1905, (

Posts

Rainwater Harvesting at Rookley Farm
Rainwater Harvesting at Rookley Farm
More farms are turning to rainwater harvesting to lower their costs and
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New project launched to encourage uptake of alternative…
A new project focused on alternative weed control strategies has
Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration
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Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration…
Our new book on Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestratio
Samco Agronomy
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Nitrogen use Efficiency
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The perfect walking companion and her pet apple! Michelle my Romanian street dog
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The power of a lunchtime walk
The lunchtime stroll
Ergot
Ergot Explained
Ergot is a fungus that grows on rye, triticale, wheat and barley, and to