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Agroforestry: an opportunity for sustainable intensification of farmland to improve productivity and reduce environmental impact
Take home messages:
- Increasing the presence of trees in crop or grass systems can offer multiple benefits in terms of agricultural production.
- Agroforestry practices are simple to instigate and can make farmland production more stable in the long term.
- This...
FC - Issue 9
Below is the 9th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Vermicomposting: an alternative method for organic waste management
Take home messages:
- Vermicomposting is a faster method for reducing organic waste than traditional composting.
- This approach utilises the action of earthworms as well as bacteria to break down organic waste.
- The resultant material (vermicompost) can be a highly effective...
3. Climate change in grass-based agricultural systems: approaches for mitigation
Take home messages:
- Climate change offers an enormous challenge to UK agricultural systems
- Agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but could also offer opportunities to reduce the impact of climate change.
- Modifying current agricultural practice to mitigate...
2. Climate change in grass-based agricultural systems: approaches for adaptation
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Climate change will have strong effects on pastoral production in the UK.
- Implementing management approaches to allow these systems to adapt to this future environmental change is essential.
- This will...
FC - Issue 8
Below is the 8th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...