ORC at the Northern Real Farming Conference – agroforestry
How can agroforestry contribute towards climate change mitigation? Discussion hosted by the Organic Research Centre
Agroforestry in the Uplands
The Soil Association have just released a new short film Agroforestry in the Uplands which focuses on why trees and hedgerows on upland farms are good for livestock, the environment, biodiversity, soil health and the bottom line.
How trees can increase livestock’s welfare and productivity
ORC’s Senior Livestock Researcher Lindsay Whistance features on a fascinating recent Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast.
Managing understoreys in agroforestry to promote natural enemies
New paper on managing understoreys in agroforestry to promote natural enemies
Preparing the Evidence Base for Post-Brexit agriculture in Scotland – Case studies on alternative payments
Using case studies, this study makes a comparison of current agricultural support with alternative proposals for rewarding farmers for the delivery of environmental public goods.
Moving towards the production of more agroecological proteins for animal feedstuffs
ORC’s Lindsay Whistance presented in this OK-NET EcoFeed workshop on day two.
Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity
Review of the research and evidence gathered at Wakelyns where the late Prof. Martin Wolfe put his theories into practice
Proceedings of the European Conference on Crop Diversification
First European Conference on crop diverisifcation