@agricology.bsky.social
A hub for exchanging practical information on agroecology to support a transition to more sustainable agriculture, regardless of labels! UK-focused.
Agroforestry in big letters in a field
Competitive cereal crop
Mixed cover crop
People harvesting potatoes in a field in summer
Agroforestry Show, Hub and Handbook, Sustainability of Organic Farms, Events and More! Our October E-Bulletin is out! mailchi.mp/organicresea...
30.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Event programme with stalls in the background
The Agricology stand at the show
The Agricology stand
Today Alice is at the Norfolk Landscapes Conference & Exhibition 2025 #NLCE2025 norfolkfwag.co.uk/norfolk-land...
29.10.2025 15:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Matt Smee profile picture in front of a field with living mulch and a tractor
📢New Blog: Building Resilient Farms Together
Head of Agricology Matt Smee introduces the Resilient Farm Roadshow and explains why resilience is THE hot topic in 21st century farming 🔥
Read it here: agricology.co.uk/blog/buildin...
🎟️Scotland Roadshow 21/11: agricology.co.uk/event/resili...
Hedgerow
🌳🪚 Want to build up your #agroforestry skills with the experts?
Try these hands-on courses:
📆 6–7 Dec: Coppicing & Coppice Products with Chris Keeler from Lost Woods
📆 10 Jan: Intro to Hedgelaying with James Robinson & Claire Whittle
🔗 Learn more & book: agricology.co.uk/events/
@soilassocscot.bsky.social
24.10.2025 07:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Infographic explaining the benefits of resilient farms.
Why is it important to have a #resilient farm? 🚜🦋💪
Learn the practical techniques and skills you need to future-proof your farming business at the free Agricology/ AHDB Resilient Farm Roadshow this winter.
FIRST EVENT: 21/11 Scotland ➡️https://ow.ly/G9PW50XgMI3
Poster advertising the Resilient Farm Roadshow with tour dates, Agricology and AHDB logos and a photo of Stephen Briggs
📢Agricology and AHDB are excited to launch our NEW event series - The Resilient Farm Roadshow💪🚜
5 UK-wide events designed to equip farmers with the practical tools & knowledge to build a more resilient farm business, ft. keynote speaker Stephen Briggs.
🎟️Find out more + register
ow.ly/xoKG50Xe62S
Scottish #Organic Gathering 2025 🐄🌾
This dynamic @soilassocscot.bsky.social and @thesoilassociation.bsky.social event at Balcaskie Estate will bring together farmers, businesses & experts to shape the next chapter for Scottish organic.
➡️Learn more & register: agricology.co.uk/event/scotti...
Banner to promote the Farm491 Challenge. Illustration of farm fields with the text: Mixed Land Use Challenge Now Open
🚜 #Farm491 Challenge 2025 - Apply now!
This year’s theme promotes innovations that enable nature-friendly, multifunctional land-use. 🦋
🏆 Win £40k + 12 months of business mentoring from Farm491 (supported by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social)
Sign up by 23 Oct 👉 agricology.co.uk/applications...
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🍂Want to explore ancient #trees, learn from experts & see conservation in action? Check out these @ancienttreeforum.bsky.social events: ow.ly/SuAM50X8XQB
10/10 - Dol y Llys in Llanidloes
11/10 - Grimsthorpe Estate in Lincolnshire
14/10 - National Field Meeting at Sherwood with @rspb.bsky.social
🌳#Agroforestry Hub - Section Spotlight 🔦
The second part of our mini-series showcasing some brilliant content from our NEW online Hub. 🙌
Section 2.... Mapping the field: Overview of agroforestry systems 🥕
Check out the full Hub here: https://agricology.co.uk/resource/agroforestry-hub/
📢 Farmers, land managers & advisors - want to see how tech can support trees on farms? 🌳
Join the ReForest Project free webinar exploring the #FarmTree Tool. 🌿
👉 https://ow.ly/yK5O50X6WJ2
Explore more tools and resources via our #Agroforestry Hub: https://ow.ly/mbMK50X6WJ0
🌳#Agroforestry Hub - Section Spotlight 🔦
Today marks the start of a mini-series showcasing some of the brilliant content in our NEW Hub. 🙌
First up... Sowing the seeds: Thinking about agroforestry? 🌱
Check out all the resources here: https://agricology.co.uk/resource/agroforestry-hub/
At the #AgroforestryShow 2025, Will Simonson, leader of the UK Living Lab, shares how the ReForest project is working with farmers to integrate trees into their landscapes for stronger, more resilient farming systems.#agroforestry youtu.be/V57u2y4Hk7I?...
01.10.2025 08:11 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A man smiles at the camera holding a pair of binoculars. There are snow-capped hills in the background and young trees in the foreground. The text reads "Integrating Trees Network Event, Winter Management of a young woodland, Thursday 30th Oct, 10am-1pm"
📢 Integrating Tree Network Event!
Free walk & talk with the fantastic @wildlifecroftskye.bsky.social - Winter management of a young woodland🌳
📍 Wildlife Croft, Drumfearn, Isle of #Skye
🕙 Thurs 30th Oct, 10 am – 1pm
🎟️ Free booking: buff.ly/jvrYsoh
Check out our sources here: www.soilassociation.org/media/15756/...
agricology.co.uk/resource/all...
Agroforestry explained: Check out the different ways that trees can benefit your farming system...
Silvoarable: Integrating rows of trees with arable crops creates a 3D farming system that boosts productivity and resilience. Trees reduce soil erosion by up to 65% draw nutrients from deeper soils, and support carbon sequestration. Farmers can benefit from extra income from fruits, nuts, or timber, while crops continue to thrive between rows. Yields can even increase by up to 40%!
Silvopasture: Combining trees with grazing livestock improves animal welfare and productivity while enriching soils. Shade and shelter reduce stress, improve survival rates, and extend grazing seasons by up to 17 weeks. Trees provide fodder and habitats for wildlife, while animals fertilise the land, creating a resilient system that benefits both farmers and livestock.
Hedges, shelter belts and tree buffers are a vital part of the UK’s farming landscape, offering protection from weather extremes, reducing flood risk, and improving soil, water and carbon resources. They act as natural biosecurity barriers while boosting biodiversity - more than doubling species richness on farms and creating habitat corridors for wildlife.
🌱 #Agroforestry is all about farming with trees – creating healthier soils, higher yields, + helping wildlife to thrive. These systems build resilience for your farm business + nature.
Explore our NEW Agroforestry Hub to learn more 🌳✨.
ow.ly/Gafw50X4f6Y
People walk in a field underneath a rainbow next to hay bales
A table display with boxes, leaflets and posters.
An outstretched hand holding compost
🍂📰 September newsletter – out now!
👩🌾 Reflections from the #AgroforestryShow
🌻 'De-risking' the farming transition @afnnetwork.bsky.social webinar
🌳 New #Agroforestry Hub
🐑 Giulia Kessous from @organicrescent.bsky.social on the EmGen 2025 Summer Gathering
Catch up here 👉https://ow.ly/rqnF50X3GNA
A series of images from the Agricology Agroforestry Hub featuring trees and people.
💻 #Agroforestry Hub - Now Live!🌳
Designed for farmers, advisors & land managers, the Hub is a free online guide that brings together the best knowledge and real-world experiences to help you plan, plant & manage #trees & #hedges on your farm.
👉 Explore it here: agricology.co.uk/resource/agr...
📽️We're at Abbey Home Farm with the brilliant Andy Dibben, Rural Pod Media + Down to Earth Media to record our latest 'how-to' video - part of our upcoming tech guide 'Rotations for Field Veg' 🌱🥕.
Sign up to our newsletter and be the first to know when the video launches: ow.ly/v8KN50X1sOa
Event Spotlight 🔦
Driving Sustainable Livestock Farming with Renner Farming & LEAF. 🍃🐑
Learn how to optimise nitrogen use efficiency, enhance soil + animal health and more at this free on-farm event!
📅 9/10, 9:30 - 15:30
📍Chatton, NE66 5PX
Details and tickets here: ow.ly/7yYh50X0OmV
Farming event spotlight 🔦🗓️
@farmcarbontoolkit.bsky.social are hosting their annual field day on 30th September at Pink Pig Farm 🐖. Speaker line-up includes John Cherry and Tim Parton.
➡️Find out more and register: ow.ly/w19n50WWFWQ
#RegenAg #FieldDay #FarmEvent #SixInchesofSoil #Groundswell
🪱🌱Roots to Regenerative Agriculture conference: Bursaries available!
Financial support is available for anyone working in a farm setting to attend the @aabiologists.bsky.social 'Roots to Regenerative Agriculture' conference.
Read more/ apply: agricology.co.uk/roots-to-reg...
Walace and Tom sat on sofas in the barn preparing for recording the podcast
Next up in the Agricology ‘podcast studio’ with Wallace Currie is organic and regenerative farmer Tom Fairfax #agroforestryshow agricology.libsyn.com
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Janie, Lucy and Alice on the stand.
Janie Caldbeck, Lucy MacLennan and Alice Farmery on the Agricology stand at #AgroforestryShow today
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2 people on stage in a wooden barn
Session underway now ReForest Training Hub
#AgroforestryShow Will Simonson @organicrescent.bsky.social in conversation with Paul Jackson from Wakelyns, talking about tree establishment and care.
Megan Gimber speaking to audience sat on chairs in a timber barn at the Agroforestry Show
Self-proclaimed 'hedgerow geek' Megan Gimber. "Hedgerows are agroforestry that is relevant to every farm". @ptes-org.bsky.social ReForest Training Hub #AgroforestryShow #hedgerows #agroforestry
11.09.2025 09:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Farmer Profile booklets on table with Agricology stand behind.
We have some fabulous printed Farmer Profiles of #agroforestry in practice, thanks to the Woodland Trust. Check them out on our stand at #Agroforestryshow or agricology.co.uk/farmer-profi...
10.09.2025 12:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At the #agroforestryshow for launch of 2nd edition of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Agroforestry Handbook edited by @benraskin.bsky.social which we’re delighted to be distributing.
Presale at the show. General release 30 September.
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