Agricology
@agricology
A free, independent resource for farmers – sharing real-world experience and research to help build soil health, biodiversity and resilient farming systems.
🐞🪲Entomologist and Beetle expert Dr Kelly Jowett introduces our new Beneficial Insects for Crop Protection Technical Guide and shares what makes this resource so valuable for farmers. The Tech Guide is available now to read and download (for free!) here 👉 https://ow.ly/2WPO50ZrOXN
🚀New Tech Guide Launch Our free #BeneficialInsects for Crop Protection Guide is out now! Learn how to support #naturalpredators, reduce pest pressure & build more #resilient cropping systems with real science & farm case studies 🪲🌾 Read it here🔗 https://ow.ly/fVVO50ZrkOt
🔦Event Spotlight🌳 Integrating Trees Network are hosting an on-farm event to explore how the Cowhill Estate is using trees to increase biodiversity, provide shelter & shade for livestock and more! 📆18/8/26 📍Heathfield Farm, Dumfries Register: https://ow.ly/4iWP50Zrgvb
🌳Devon Farmers Bryony & Henry Andrews explain how trees benefits animal health and help build wider climate resilience in this extract from our latest Farmer Profile - in partnership with the Woodland Trust. Full profile ➡️https://ow.ly/fRJp50Zq4LB #Silvopasture #Agroforesty
📣Financial support available for organic & agroecological farmers The Dean Organic Fund is offering support for farmers to make changes that improve the sustainability of their businesses via bespoke interest-free & unsecured loans.💸 ➡️ https://ow.ly/ORgE50ZpWgP 📸Fred Price
So, Groundswell is over for another year, and this year was quite the event with visitor numbers well over 10,000. Read up on a few highlights from across the two days in our latest blog post - https://ow.ly/Jwmx50ZlCyG
🍻🌟 We wrapped up a great first day at #Groundswell2026 with our drinks reception with ADOPT Support Hub & AUC. We can't wait to do it all again today when we have not 1 but 2 fantastic sessions lined up! Read all the details here: agricology.co.uk/the-study-an...
Our first session on Wednesday at #Groundswell2026 in The Snug venue feat. Andy Dibben and David Newman sharing the secrets behind successful Field Veg Rotations in #horticulture and #marketgardens. 🥕🥬🍅 Lots more to come! 👀
🍻🌟 We wrapped up a great first day at #Groundswell2026 with our drinks reception with ADOPT Support Hub & AUC. We can't wait to do it all again tomorrow when we have not 1 but 2 fantastic sessions lined up! Read all the details here: https://ow.ly/KLZe50Zjqjt
Our first session at #Groundswell2026 in The Snug venue feat. Andy Dibben and David Newman sharing the secrets behind successful Field Veg Rotations. 🥕🥬🍅 Lots more to come! 👀
🎪#Groundswell2026 is in full swing and it's been a fantastic first morning! We have hosted a packed session on Field Veg Rotations in The Snug and given away lots of free Tech Guides & Farmer Profiles. 👋If you're at Groundswell, come over and say hello - find us next to The Study venue.
🎪This #Groundswell26 panel discussion feat. Duncan Coston @adasgroup.bsky.social & @farmer-tom-uk.bsky.social will explore the latest research into companion cropping in OSR, combining practical advice with farmer experience. Learn more ➡️ www.groundswellag.com/sessions-202...
E5 of #AgroecologyAroundArran is now available! 🔗 agricology.libsyn.com/agroecology-... 👩🌾🪵In the final episode of the series we learn how the island's farmers have taken an agroecological approach to diversification - building resilience while supporting learning & livelihoods. Meet the guests ⬇️
🎪This #Groundswell2026 panel exploring #BeneficialInsects will combine science with on-farm experience. 🪲 Learn which predators matter most for arable pests, what conditions they need to survive & how farm management shapes effectiveness.🚜🌻 ➡️ agricology.co.uk/the-study-an... @nffn.bsky.social
🥕Learn the secrets to setting up & running a successful Community Supported Agriculture Project at this 12-week online course with @csanetworkuk.bsky.social - run by Tom O’Kane of Cae Tân CSA with expert guest tutors. Find out more & register ➡️ agricology.co.uk/event/grow-y... #MarketGarden #CSA
🐄New Resource! This Innovative Farmers webinar shares findings from a recent field lab which investigated #bokashi manure treatment in housed cattle systems💩. 🔗Webinar link + summary available here: agricology.co.uk/resource/usi... @thesoilassociation.bsky.social #RegenAg #OrganicFarming
🍎E4 of #AgroecologyAroundArran is available now! ⬇️ 🔗 five.libsyn.com/show/episode... In this weeks' episode we meet 4 inspiring guests championing small-scale #horticulture, alternative food systems and pollinator conservation on Arran.🌻 #FarmingPodcast #Horticulture #Bees #Agroecology #RegenAg
🌾New Podcast Episode: Following the Grain 🍞🍾 E3 of #AgroecologyAroundArran is out now! In this episode, we explore #Arable farming, tracing the journey of locally grown grain from field to fork and glass. 🚜 Listen here: agricology.libsyn.com/agroecology-... #RegenAg #Agroecology #Cereals26
👨🌾Our updated profile of Ian Wilkinson is out now! Ian is the Managing Director of Cotswold Seeds, owner of Honeydale Farm & the Co-Founder & Director of @realfarmed.bsky.social - a ‘living textbook’ of regen farming.🌾 Full profile here➡️ agricology.co.uk/farmer-profi...
🫛 Can you help address supply chain imbalance & improve access to organic food? Researchers at @coventrycawr.bsky.social are asking farmers & growers to help develop a practical framework to assess sustainability across the #organic sector.🥕👨🌾 Share your views ➡️ ow.ly/f6oz50Z83HN
🧀Cutting the Curd In this clip, Calum Chaplin from Arran Cheese Shop demonstrates a key stage in the process of making their award-winning blue cheese.🔪 Learn more in the latest episode of #AgroecologyAroundArran. 🔗 ow.ly/rKXy50Z7sXb #NationalCheeseDay #DairyFarming #Agroecology #RegenAg
🐄New Podcast Episode: Arran's Dairy Story 🥛 E2 of #AgroecologyAroundArran is now available (a great way to celebrate #NationalCheeseDay 🙌). Listen here: ow.ly/owXt50Z7sXw #WorldMilkDay2026 #WorldMilkDay #FarmingPodcast #DairyFarming
📝New Resource - Plastic free Baling This Innovative Farmers report presents the findings of the field lab which looked into sisal twine as an alternative to plastic for round bales. 🧵 Learn more: agricology.co.uk/resource/pla... 📸Stuart Oates @thesoilassociation.bsky.social
👩🌾Are you passionate about the future of #NorthernFarming & want to help lead the transition to a fairer, more #resilient food system? Northern Food & Farming network are recruiting hosts for 3 Farm Learning Hubs. Jo Haughton explains more in our latest blog: ow.ly/2LIX50Z5sZ0 @orfc.bsky.social
#AgroecologyAroundArran podcast guest Zoë Hughes from Wild Isle Venison explains why building the infrastructure to enable short supply chains is so important for food security in an island context.🛥️🦌 Listen to the full episode: 🔗 ow.ly/i5oq50Z52Pr #FarmingPodcast #Venison #SustainableMeat
📢NEW PODCAST: OUT NOW! E1 of #AgroecologyAroundArran is now available: ow.ly/Y3PX50Z52PB Join us as we travel with host Wallace Currie on a tour of the island he calls home, meeting the people shaping Arran’s #SustainableFarming and food system. 🚜🎙️
📢New Resource This Innovative Farmers webinar highlights the work of 3 field labs exploring novel approaches for reducing plastic use on farms.🚜 Find the webinar link + a summary of our key findings here: ow.ly/5MVL50Z1CF8 @thesoilassociation.bsky.social #PlasticFree #SustinableFarming
It's #NFFWeek! Here are 6 key actions from @nffn.bsky.social 🐝Enhance existing habitats 🐦Maximise the wildlife value of field boundaries & margins 💦Maintain, restore & create wet features 🌻Maintain, restore & create flower-rich habitats 🌾Create seed-rich habitats 🍃Sympathetic in-field management
🔦Event Spotlight: Soil to Slice Conference Agricology is very excited to be attending this Green Farm Collective event in Yorkshire exploring #Regenerative grains, #SustainableFarming and supply chains with @angusgowthorpe.bsky.social 🥖🌾. Learn more: ow.ly/uav250YY80L
🐄 #TreeFodder offers great potential as a mineral supplement for farmed animals. The level of minerals present depends on a range of factors, such as: 🌳Tree species 🍃Plant parts harvested 📍Location 🌤️Season Learn more in our free Tech Guide written by Dr Lindsay Whistance 🔗 ow.ly/XNAn50YY23o