Impacts of organic silvoarable systems on pest and disease distribution – Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Berkshire
MSc research project investigating the distribution of pests and diseases, and microclimatic differences, within a silvoarable system and arable control system.
A review of temperate agroforestry research literature
A comprehensive review of research activities in temperate agroforestry systems was carried out to provide a basis for identifying the potential of agroforestry as a land use system that balances productivity with environmental protection.
The biodiversity impacts of establishing a silvoarable agroforestry system – Whitehall Farm, Cambs
This ongoing project will monitor the effect on biodiversity of establishing a silvoarable system with apple trees on previously intensive conventionally farmed land in Cambridgeshire.
Tree-crop interactions in silvoarable agroforestry
In 2009 we carried out a study to investigate the interactions between tree and crop components in the mixed hardwood and fruit tree silvoarable system at Wakelyns, in Suffolk, England to identify local variations in cereal yields.
Silvo-Poultry: An Agroforestry System for Organic Chicken Production at Sheepdrove Organic Farm
In collaboration with Sheepdrove Organic Farm in Berkshire we designed a novel silvopoultry system which is integrated into the farm’s organic rotation.