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| Pegg, Venessa; Dyke, Kirstie; Philipps, Lois; Phillips, Scott; Pearce, Bruce. |
| A preliminary weight profile was produce for the organic silvo-poultry system on Sheepdrove organic farm. Seven batches (each of 20 hens and 20 cocks) were weighed over a two month period (January/February 2003). No current organic silvo-poultry weight profile was available but the weights achieved were found to exceed those of the nearest suggested profile (ISA 657) but were beneath the weights required for Sheepdroves markets. There was great and inconsistent variation between the batches and between sheds. This suggested that environment and management of particular houses could be having a large impact on final chicken weights. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Poultry; Feeding and growth. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10320/1/bird_weights_aug2003.pdf |
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| Firth, Chris; Philipps, Lois; Stagl, Sigrid; Benton, Tim; Brown, Katrina; Burton, Rob; Carver, Steve; Davies, Ben; Gibbon, David; Godwin, Bob; Kunin, Bill; Rigby, Dan; Salt, Steve. |
| The impacts associated with alternative methods of agricultural production, and the factors that drive their adoption, are critically dependent on the scale at which they are applied. Using organic farming as a case study, this project operating from 2006-2009 in the UK, will undertake an integrated assessment of scale effects by studying matched sets of farms situated in landscapes with high and low concentrations of organic farming. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Policy environments and social economy; Soil; Markets and trade; Landscape and recreation; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Social aspects; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/7124/1/Integrated_analysis_of_scale_effects_in_alt_agric_systems_Firth.doc |
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| Watson, Christine; Stockdale, Elizabeth; Philipps, Lois. |
| The objective of this research review is to draw together all the available relevant research findings in order to develop the knowledge and expertise of organic advisers and thereby to improve soil management practice on organic farms. The Review will concentrate on N, P and K and: 1. Identify all the relevant research undertaken 2. Collate the results of research and summarise the findings of each project 3. Draw on practical experience 4. Analyse the research and summarise the conclusions in a form that is easily accessible by advisers and can be used to help them select appropriate soil analytical techniques and to interpret the results and provide practical advice to farmers on soil management and amendments. |
| Tipo: Other |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/5981/1/Res_review_15_soils.doc |
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| Philipps, Lois. |
| Soil is a finite resource and is increasingly under pressure from a variety of human activities for example agriculture, construction and mineral extraction. However, for generations soil has been the basis for agricultural production, a raw material, which with sensitive management can be used year after year. Sheepdrove Organic Farm is striving to reach its goal, of developing a high quality food production system with adherence to strict policies of high animal health and welfare and increasing biodiversity and environmental benefits. Objective 1 is to implement a rolling soil analysis programme so that every year fields entering or leaving the fertility-building phase are sampled for soil nutrient status. The information gathered from this... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10300/1/report_soils04.doc |
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| Welsh, James P; Philipps, Lois; Cormack, William F. |
| This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Two long-term experiments were established with the aim of evaluating the agronomic and economic performance of organic stockless rotations. In total, four different rotations were evaluated at two sites in the south (Elm Farm Research Centre) and east (ADAS Terrington) of England. All of the rotations included either a one or two-year red clover green manure crop to provide nitrogen for subsequent crops and it was found that this was sufficient to support three or four years of arable cropping. Over a period of eleven years at EFRC and five years at ADAS Terrington, there was no evidence of a decline in crop yield, although there were significant year-to-year variations. Crop yields... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions; Farming Systems; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8359/1/Welsh_stockless_rotations.pdf |
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| Shepherd, Mark; Pearce, Bruce; Cormack, Bill; Philipps, Lois; Cuttle, Steve; Bhogal, Anne; Costigan, Peter; Unwin, Roger. |
| This project covered two separate activities, but both were examples of technology transfer, relating to organic farming: 1. Developing a science-based report, which covered an assessment of the environmental impacts of organic farming. Defra’s Action Plan to Develop Organic Food and Farming included as Annexe 3 an assessment of the environmental impacts of organic farming. This paper was prepared by a Subgroup of the Action Plan for Organic Farming. Its purpose was to summarise the Subgroup’s views of the likely comparative effects of organic and conventional farming on the environment. However, to be robust and defensible, the assessment needs to be supported by scientific data. Although the report was based on such an assessment, the scientific... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects; Soil; Technology transfer. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6784/1/OF0405_2179_FRP.pdf |
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| Philipps, Lois; Engel, Cindy; Wolfe, Martin. |
| This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Because conventional production of chickens has gone further than any other animal production system towards complete control of the animal’s brief lives, development of effective silvo-poultry systems seems particularly necessary for these essentially woodland birds. The objective is to develop a production system that closely matches the physiological and behavioural needs of the animals being reared. For the example of chickens, this means trying to mimic a woodland/forest-clearing environment. By providing a wide range of trees, shrubs and herbs, it should be possible to provide shelter, nutrition and medicinal benefits for the birds. At the same time, the system needs to fulfil... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Poultry; Farming Systems; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8417/1/philipps_Agroforestry_chicken_production.pdf |
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| Shepherd, Mark; Gibbs, Paul; Philipps, Lois. |
| The booklet provides information on typical nutrient contents of livestock manures – from organic and ‘conventional’ sources; describes the availability of manure nutrients to the growing crop; outlines best management practices to optimise manure nutrient supply and outlines best management practices to optimise manure nutrient supply. It draws on scientific research undertaken in the 1990, much of it in the UK, and most of it funded by DEFRA. |
| Tipo: Book |
Palavras-chave: Nutrient turnover. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24819/1/Booklet4ManuresOrganic.pdf |
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| Fowler, Susan M; Philipps, Lois; Watson, Christine A. |
| This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Organic standards have, since their origin (Soil Association 1967) required high standards of manure management, but in reality, these have not been implemented, possibly because of perceived costs of improved handling. However, a cost/benefit analysis of intermediate steps of nutrient conservation and manure handling may provide a practical solution, optimising retention of nutrients, financial and time inputs and environmental protection. Recent research on composting with conventional manures has quantified nutrient losses from heaps with different treatments (Parkinson et al, 2001). Financial and environmental costs and benefits of different management approaches are discussed. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Farm nutrient management. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8381/1/fowler_Carrot_nutrient_losses.pdf |
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| Aspray, Claire; O'Brien, Josie; Philipps, Lois. |
| In most modern free-range poultry systems birds do not fully utilise the range provided. Knowledge of the ancestral history of the domestic chicken, combined with research observations suggests benefits of agro-forestry systems for chickens. A commercial organic poultry agro-forestry system was developed for Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Berkshire, UK, affording the benefits of an agro-forestry system, whilst retaining commercial viability. Five avenues of highly diverse parallel hedges incorporating tree, shrub and herb species were planted. On-going monitoring of the system was put in place to evaluate its development. The programme consists of monitoring: 1) biodiversity 2) soil nutrient status and respiration 3) behaviour and welfare of the poultry.... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Landscape and recreation; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Social aspects. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/7436/1/Denmark_Conf_Agroforestry.pdf |
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| Philipps, Lois; Clark, Fergus. |
| Housing criteria should be based around the fundamental concept that “the housing should be adapted to meet the needs of the animal and NOT the adaptation of the animal to meet the needs of the building”. In practice this means housing conditions that meet the needs of the animals in terms of their social behaviour, eg subdominant animals must have the opportunity to withdraw or avoid higher status animals. This may mean greater space at feeding and watering sites greater space per cow alley widths sufficiently wide to allow free passage and the avoidance of dead ends. Good husbandry skills and herd stability are also important. (3rd NAHWOA Workshop 2002) In order to achieve these criteria there are two areas under consideration, improvements to the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare; Beef cattle. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10305/1/Interim_report_Beefsheds_oct_2003.doc |
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| Philipps, Lois. |
| Sheepdrove Organic Farm wishes to maintain or improve soil fertility (where appropriate) in accordance with organic principles and to gain a greater understanding of the biological activity with the soil ecosystems of the farm. In order to monitor changes in soil fertility a monitoring programme has been established to record all available past soils data and implement an ongoing programme that meets the agronomic needs of the farming enterprises and contributes to the ‘Sheepdrove Story’. From the limited data collected to date there is evidence that organic matter levels are higher than would be expected on these soil types and that past management has maintained major nutrient status at ‘conventional’ levels. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10306/1/interim_report_Soils_Project_oct_2003.doc |
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