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Regenerative Agriculture within the Cereals Supply Chain Regenerative Agriculture is gaining traction across a wide range of industries. It is a movement that seeks to reverse the climate emergency, heal natural systems, and strengthen human society while producing an abundance of food and...

Authors: Dr Tom Timberlake and Prof Jane Memmott A new study by Tom Timberlake and colleagues at the University of Bristol shows how important late summer flowers and rural gardens can be for supporting bumblebees on UK farmland. Does this offer an opportunity to devise more targeted...

RESOURCE EXPLAINED: With the global population approaching 8 billion, we face an ever-increasing challenge to make efficient use of land for production of resources such as food and timber, while conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment for future generations. The practice of...

RESOURCE EXPLAINED: Leguminous leys are a cornerstone of organic arable systems to support soil quality and fertility, and weed, pest and disease management. Good establishment and controlling the quantity and timing of nitrogen (N) release can be especially challenging. Different legume...

I do not wish to discuss wrongs/ rights of any schemes but would be very interested to compare experiences. I try to read a large % of all TFF content to widen my understanding of all types of farming and it seems quite clear that environmental schemes work in a completely different manner for...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Lidl Northern Ireland has announced the installation of five new pollinator gardens at its stores across Antrim, Ballymoney, Lisburn and Magherafelt, as well as the retailer’s regional distribution centre in Nutts Corner. The gardens are blooming with...

Back in the winter I bought a FJD RTK retro fit kit and finally got round to installing it recently. Got a chance to use it the other day drilling maize into rye stubble and it's awesome. Not really a GPS expert so wanted something simple and modular, no point paying for functions that I'm never...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Pow today (Monday, May 23), launched the government’s new Pollinator Action Plan (PAP) which sets out how government, beekeepers, conservation groups, farmers, researches, industry and the public can work together...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies impact large, developed economies, according to a new study. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the University of Reading have shown that pollinator declines and...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland A new wildlife plot cover crop seed mix, which promises to be one of the best yet for biodiversity, has been developed by scientists at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). The ‘Wildlife Plot’ mix is available through the government funded...

Increasing Yield with Orchard Design Given that profit margins are tight and labour is in short supply, a “robot ready” orchard that yields almost twice as much Class I fruit and can be mechanically harvested would probably be a dream come true for the UK’s top fruit growers. Happily, crop...

Future Farming in Practice at the Helix Project The requirement for growers to be more transparent and to justify their practices will only increase, requiring resource and a new management approach – that was the core message from Hutchinsons Managing Director Andrew McShane to a group of...

Increasing Yield with Orchard Design Given that profit margins are tight and labour is in short supply, a “robot ready” orchard that yields almost twice as much Class I fruit and can be mechanically harvested would probably be a dream come true for the UK’s top fruit growers. Happily, crop...

Future Farming in Practice at the Helix Project The requirement for growers to be more transparent and to justify their practices will only increase, requiring resource and a new management approach – that was the core message from Hutchinsons Managing Director Andrew McShane to a group of...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has launched a scheme specifically for schools to improve the health of bees and pollinators and to help protect eco-systems. The £2 million scheme will provide...

Morning all and happy new year. Further to the information we published about the Sustainable Farming Incentive in December (see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-how-the-scheme-will-work-in-2022), today we're publishing information about the 2 other new...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland The Environment Agency is progressing plans to deliver a permanent flood protection scheme for the historical Worcestershire village of Severn Stoke. The £1.8 million flood mitigation embankment scheme will provide protection from the devastating impact...

Hi all We planted an orchard a few years ago (North Yorkshire), have about 500 trees on some of our land, about 35 heritage varieties on MM106 rootstock. We are maybe 2 years from getting a good crop and our plan is to sell organic juice. Are there any members on here growing Apples? If so...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland A raft of new actions were published by the government today (October 5) aimed at sustaining populations of honey bees in England and Wales. Defra published its Implementation Plan for the Healthy Bees Plan 2030 which sets out more than 50 actions which...

Written by Rachel Martin from Agriland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has launched Northern Ireland’s first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to protect the health of the egion’s bees and pollinators. The £700,000 scheme, which is part of DAERA’s Northern Ireland Centenary...