Our Monitor Farmer, David Cross took part in a fantastic Innovative Farmers field lab to explore new crops to make livestock farming resilient in the drier climate of East England.
He introduced #lucerne to improve #drought resilience.
Find out more here - youtube.com/watch?v=d0s8uQ…

Farmers/landowners in🦎 Cornwall

Want to find out more about planting trees but not sure where to start?

Join our 1st #AgroforestryNetwork meeting with farmer David Oates
Tues 14 May, 12-4pm
Rosuick Organic Farm, TR12 6DZ

Farm Carbon Toolkit #FarmNetZero
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David Cross wanted to find new crops to make livestock farming resilient in the drier climate of East England.

He introduced lucerne, to improve #drought resilience & make livestock farming viable in a traditionally arable area.

Discover his research:
youtu.be/d0s8uQnmiHo

Do you want to be a #fieldlab coordinator?

We’re always looking for professional facilitators of on-farm research to make farmer-led research happen on the ground.

If you have the skills please get in touch and we’ll add you to our roster 👇👇

innovativefarmers.org/get-involved/b…

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Interested in using #bokashi as a manure treatment process on your farm?

Check out our recent post for key learnings from the #fieldlab in Scotland, including initial observations on #soilhealth , manure quality, and cost effectiveness.

innovativefarmers.org/knowledge-hub/…
Soil Association Scotland

The #fieldlab testing the impact of #biostimulants on winter cereals is underway🌾

Six farmers will be measuring their impact on #cropyield , #biomass & phosphate availability, to determine whether they are a wise investment.

Follow for updates here: innovativefarmers.org/field-labs/bio…

Great to see the #farmerled research on alternatives to plastic mulches highlighted yesterday🌍

Interested in #livingmulches ? Follow the #fieldlab where a group of commercial blackcurrant growers are testing a range of mixes as a #weedcontrol method: innovativefarmers.org/field-labs/liv…

Join Scotland's Farm Advisory Service this Wed with grower and soil expert Audrey Litterick for an online discussion on:
Horticulture – Compost and Growing Media👇

🪱 What it means to go peat-free
🪱 How composting works
🪱 Why composting might not always work
🪱 Top Tips
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“We wanted to make sure we don't lose nutrients & also hopefully improve our #carbonbalance , which is one of the claims of bokashi in terms of reduction in methane loss from composted materials”. - Andrew Barbour on the #bokashi #fieldlab
innovativefarmers.org/knowledge-hub/… Soil Association Scotland

We're thrilled to see these #womeninfarming celebrated!🌿 #GoodtoGrow2024

Howemill coordinates the #balegrazing #fieldlab , & Edinburgh Agroecology Coop is involved in the field lab bringing back #flax production in Scotland

👉innovativefarmers.org/field-labs/how…
👉innovativefarmers.org/field-labs/gro…

The #Bokashi 🩷 is shared Cornabus Farm 🤩

“The most exciting part is the public’s reaction – they really engaged with making fibres and cloth in the workshops we ran – so we know there’s an audience who are willing to engage further.” - Grower Jossie Ellis on the #flax #fieldlab

innovativefarmers.org/news/high-yiel…

Our Head of Research, Nikki Yoxall, introduces our current #balegrazing research project. Six Pasture for Life farms across Scotland and England are exploring the practice of bale grazing for overwintering cattle in a project run by Pasture for Life, Innovative Farmers & AHDB Beef & Lamb