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LIVESEED project comes to an end after 52 months
28th Oct 2021
The LIVESEED project came to an end on 30 September 2021, after 52 months of activities. Started in June 2017, 51 project partners put their hearts and souls into boosting organic seed and plant breeding.…
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How to source and use woodchip for the farm and garden: A talk and Q&A with Ben Raskin
28th Oct 2021
Join Ben Raskin, author of the new book The Woodchip Handbook, for this webinar to learn about the many uses of woodchip both in regenerative agriculture and horticulture. Ben is Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry…
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Countryfile: Devon silvopasture trial
28th Oct 2021
BBC One's flagship country lifestyle magazine Countryfile will feature the Devon silvopasture research that is planned to last for 12 years and which involves a group of livestock farmers trialling three different silvopasture designs created…
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Agri-Food Transition Summit at COP26
27th Oct 2021
Our Chief Executive Lucy MacLennan will be speaking at the Agri-Food Transition Summit at COP26, in the Climate Action Innovation Zone. Lucy's talk is is focused on Sustainable Development Goal 2 – ending hunger, achieving…
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2nd Climate-smart and resilient farming webinar: let's talk about Resilience in Agricultural Landscapes!
27th Oct 2021
On 10th of November 2021 the three research projects funded under the EU Horizon 2020 call on climate-smart and resilient farming (LC-SFS-19-2018-2019): MIXED, STARGATE, and AGROMIX will meet again to discuss about Resilience in Agricultural…
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Northern Real Farming Conference
26th Oct 2021
Conference: 17-24 November, online or local events Gathering: 2-3 December in-person in Lancaster Highlights with ORC involvement include: Nov 17 2021: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm GMT Webinar Organic no-till with living mulches – the…
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Herbicides: A threat to bee and pollinator survival
26th Oct 2021
Many assumed that with the banning of neonicotinoids in the EU and UK, bees and pollinators would now be safe from harms caused by pesticides. However, this view ignores the impacts that ongoing, widespread use…
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PhD opportunity. Tree species choice in agroforestry systems: do mycorrhizal associations affect soil microbiomes and crop yields?
26th Oct 2021
This project, at the Department of Biology, University of York, is part of the NERC ACCE Doctoral Training Partnership. About the Project Agroforestry systems have the potential to play an important part in maintaining ecosystem…
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Film: What farmers have learnt from the living mulch field lab
26th Oct 2021
Living mulches offer a way to build fertility without tillage or synthetic inputs, while sequestering more carbon and cutting costs. But can they be achieved without a significant yield penalty? Six farmers have been working with…
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Defra Future Farming Innovation Programme: applications open
26th Oct 2021
Defra and UKRI have released further details on their programme of long-term funding to support agricultural innovation.   Bioeconomy and agroforestry is one of the themes In partnership with UKRI, Defra is encouraging farmers, growers, foresters and businesses to get involved in…
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