Post on 15-Apr-2020
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Stephen Briggs
Tech and tools for a resilient farm
Bluebell Farms Ltd
•275 acre organic farm
•Tenant with some owned
•125 acre agroforestry
Drivers
• Multifunctional land use
• Cropping & enterprise diversity
• Soil protection
• Conservation & Habitat creation
• Market opportunities
• Use appropriate technology where possible
Agroforestry system established 2008
Precision agriculture
Drilling with GPS
Robocrop
Controlled traffic farming
Controlled Traffic Farming
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Conventional traffic – cultivator 3m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Conventional traffic – seed drill 4m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Conventional traffic – sprayrer/spreader 20m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Conventional traffic – combine 6m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Controlled traffic – cultivating & sowing all now at 6m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
CTF – sprayer/spreader 12m & 6m Garford Hoe at 6m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
CTF – combine 6m
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Conventional traffic v. CTF
http://www.controlledtrafficfarming.com/
Conventional traffic
CTF
Companion planting
&
Relay cropping
SOCiT
Stephen Briggs
Tech and tools for a resilient farm
Tel : 07855 341309 stephen.briggs@abacusorganic.co.uk
@steve95226621
Tel : 07436 108253 stephen.briggs@abacusorganic.co.uk
@i4agri.org