Bi-cropping: what future for more diverse rotations?

Bi-cropping: what future for more diverse rotations?

Speakers: Ian Matts (Brixworth Farming), Henry Tyrrell (Winwick Manor Farm) There’s increasing interest in the practice of growing more than one crop in the same field, at the same time. In September, the Allerton Project organised an event to explore this method,...
ClieNFarms 2-day Winter Event in Suffolk

ClieNFarms 2-day Winter Event in Suffolk

In December, the Allerton Project organised a 2-day Winter Event in Suffolk, which involved a range of activities from demonstration events to factory visits and workshops. First on the agenda was a visit to Tom Jewers farm (G.D. Jewers & Son), who is one of the...
ClieN Spring Event 2024

ClieN Spring Event 2024

In May the Allerton Project organised a 2-day Spring Event in Northamptonshire, where we visited three of the lead commercial farms (LCFs) involved in the project. At Winwick Manor Farm Henry Tyrrell introduced the group to his 200 hectares (ha) mixed farming...
Challenging Soil Conditions in 2024

Challenging Soil Conditions in 2024

At the end of February, The Allerton Project organised and hosted a soil event to discuss the state of soil after a challenging winter and identify some of the best strategies to implement after adverse conditions. Attendees of the event heard from three guest...
Summary of Cover Crop benefits

Summary of Cover Crop benefits

Capturing Nutrients Leaving land either cultivated or fallow over the winter with little weed growth can lead to high levels of nitrate leaching, as well as the loss of other nutrients. Amazingly, cover crops can reduce the loss of nitrates to 0 when established...