Articles (Presentations)

JOE COLLINS GOES TO SOUTH AFRICA

Posted August, 21st, 2024

Joe Collins, PhD Student, newly sponsored by BASE-UK presented at the World Congress of Conservation Agriculture in South Africa in July 2024. Read more here.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 DAY 2 - HANNAH FRASER

Posted April, 2nd, 2024

Hannah will be presenting - Farming for health: How farm practices can impact the nutrient density of our food. We often hear advice about what foods we need to eat to promote our health. But is that enough? Do we need to also consider how that food has been grown? Sharing insights from the last 18 months of research, Hannah will explore what is nutrient density of food, how do different farm practices impact nutrient levels and how can we increase consumption of foods farmed for better nutrition.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 DAY 2 - DAVID GOODWIN

Posted April, 2nd, 2024

David will explain how the reintroduction of livestock has helped to change the way the whole farm has been managed, with a close focus on stock management, linking into rotation and how the implementation of environmental stewardship schemes has aided the return of grazing livestock to the farm.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 DAY 2 - RICHARD JENNER

Posted April, 2nd, 2024

Richard will be presenting on Landscape Enterprise Networks – Building business partnerships for resilient landscapes.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE - DAY 2 - JAY FUHRER PART 2

Posted April, 2nd, 2024

Jay will present - Food and a Home - At first it sounds basic and straight forward. However, the challenge to obtain (and maintain) Food and a Home likely started long ago. How do we build and rebuild a home for various life forms? How do we provide an opportunity for a diverse and consistent diet? Food and a Home will look at our cropping systems, grazing systems, and gardens and ask, how can I foster life?

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 2 - JAY FUHRER PART 1

Posted April, 2nd, 2024

What Moves the Carbon Dial? will discuss both old sunshine carbon and new sunshine carbon in today’s agriculture. A look at the long-term soil organic matter impacts as they relate to planting green, plant compatibility, integrating cover crops, season long cover crop combinations managed grazed, rotational perennials, and garden impacts for carbon and nutrient density. These impacts will illustrate that no-till planting is not enough. The resource responds to plant and animal diversity, allowing us to gain and maintain soil organic matter.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 1 - BEN ADAMS

Posted March, 18th, 2024

Ben will be presenting his intercropping 2023 trail results. He will talk though his latest trial results and gross margins on nine different intercrop mixes of which all received no inputs and were all taken to harvest.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 1 - SPEAKER PANEL

Posted March, 18th, 2024

Ademir Calegari, David Purdy, Toby Simpson, Alex Fraser and Ben Adams sit on a Q&A Panel

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 1 - ALEX FRASER

Posted March, 12th, 2024

Alex Fraser presents on Perspectives from a first generation organic farmer.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 1 - TOBY SIMPSON

Posted March, 12th, 2024

Toby will present the findings from his Nuffield Scholarship that explored the practicalities and opportunities around catch and cover cropping.

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BASE-UK - ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAY 1 - DAVID PURDY

Posted March, 4th, 2024

David Purdy - From Degradation to Regeneration - Lessons from Project Lamport.

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BASE-UK - MIKE METCALFE PRESENTS ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISCS AND TINES

Posted February, 2nd, 2024

Mike Metcalfe discusses direct drill coulter design and the difference between discs and tines.

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