Inter-row hoeing and its associated agronomy
A review of knowledge article on Inter-row hoeing in organic cereal and pulse crops
Non-animal based nutrient sources
Alternative methods of plant raising
Modelling manure NPK flows
Modelling manure NPK flows in organic farming systems to minimise nitrate leaching, NH3 volatilization and NO2 emissions (OF0197)
Sheepdrove Organic Farm – Monitoring, R & D
Sheepdrove Organic Farm research document detailing R & D at Sheepdrove
Impacts of Organic Farming on the Rural Economy
Rural Communities
Poultry Breed and Feed Trials
How changes in organic certification will affect breed and feed
Weeds management in organic systems
Research into weed management in organic systems
Weed Management
Participatory investigation of the management of weeds in organic production systems
Improving perfromance of arable crops
Improving nitrogen use and performance of arable crops on organic arable farms using an expert group approach
Late Blight Management
Development of a systems approach for the management of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in organic potato production
Organic Cereals
Organic cereal variety and mixtures trials
Genetically Diverse Wheat Populations
Generating & Evaluating A Novel Genetic Resource In Wheat Diverse Environments
Poultry: Summary of Work to Date
A summary of the research EFRC has completed in silvo-poultry production systems
Functional Biodiversity
An examination of functional biodiversity by Wakelyns Agroforestry
COR Paper: Scott Phillips
Plant Breeding for Agricultural Diversity
COR Paper: Mark Measures
Farm Auditing for Sustainability
COR Paper: Professor Martin Wolfe
Ecological Cropping Systems – An Organic Target
COR: Colloquium of Organic Researchers
Information about COR
Health, Sustainability and the Global Economy
Given at the 11th International IFOAM Conference in Copenhagen , Denmark, August 1996.
Eating Oil Report summary
A summary version of the report “Eating Oil: Food supply in a changing climate” produced by Sustain and Elm Farm Research Centre
Functional Biodiversity
An article by Professor Martin Wolfe, Research Director of EFRC
The Environmental Benefits of Organic Farming
A DEFRA Project. This is the Executive Summary of the DEFRA-funded project, OF0405, by authors Mark Shepherd, Dr Bruce Pearce, Bill Cormack, Lois Philipps, Steve Cuttle, Anne Bhogal, Peter Costigan & Roger Unwin.
Animal Health and Welfare Strategy
A consultation document by UK Government, the Scottish Executive and the National Assembly for Wales. Consultation response by Elm Farm Research Centre. Position statement.