Sustainable Systems
Water Management on Your Farm: Irrigation
From unprecedented wet weather to drought conditions, farms need to become resilient to ensure that they can minimise the impact of changing weather patterns on land. With evidence of increased extreme weather events having…
Read More >Forage and Grass Guide
Well planned and managed forage and grassland provides an opportunity to incorporate more resilience into our beef and sheep businesses. By looking at our forage systems on a whole farm…
Read More >Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – Hew Hunter, Broachrigg Farm
In case study 5 of our Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we hear about Hew’s move to reduced tillage where he farms at Broachrigg Farm. Click above…
Read More >Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity at Coldrochie
Multi-species swards can bring numerous benefits for biodiversity, soil health, grassland productivity and livestock performance being diverse with a wide range of different grasses, legumes and herbs all bringing different…
Read More >Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – Neil White, Greenknowe Farm
In the fourth of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit Neil White, Greenknowe Farm who has moved to a strip till system. Watch the video below and…
Read More >Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity: Grazing Strategies
Equally important to both profit and biodiversity as pasture composition, is the way in which we graze the pasture with livestock. Grazing duration, intensity and rest impacts profit drivers (pasture…
Read More >Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity at Peelham
In this video, Denise and Angus Walton discuss how developing a rotational grazing system combined with deferred grazing for cattle wintering has seen a multitude of benefits for both farm…
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