Our Services

Healthy soils, healthy harvests

Science led, farmer focused

Tailored, honest & independent

Supporting change

What can we help you with?

We offer a full suite of services to farmers across Yorkshire, Northern England and further afield. From arable to livestock to horticulture, we help you build resilience into the whole system, whatever the system. See what we can do for you below. 

Starting with soils

Better soils mean stronger crops, healthier livestock, and long-term profitability.

Healthy soils are the cornerstone of resilient, productive farms.
We help you:

  • Interpret soil test results in the context of your farm
  • Assess soil biology, including bacteria to fungi ratios
  • Improve organic matter through manures, composting, bokashi, and microbial amendments
  • Explore home-grown biology options such as Johnson-Su bioreactors and self-brewed inoculants
  • Design cover cropping, seed mixes, and living mulches to protect and feed your soils
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Healthier crops need fewer inputs, perform better, and withstand stress more effectively.

Resilient plants start with balanced nutrition. We provide sap testing, so you can know exactly what your plants need when. Services include:

  • Sap testing and interpretation of results
  • Identify deficiencies before symptoms show
  • Targeted solutions to improve crop health and reduce vulnerability to pests and diseases
  • Reduced waste and environmental impact with less agrochemicals
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Making nature work for you

Boosting biodiversity strengthens your farm’s resilience. We advise on:

  • Buffer strips and field margins
  • Hedgerow management
  • Habitat creation
  • Cover crops and living mulches

Whole system resilience, whatever the system

We apply our principles and understanding across all systems, including arable, livestock and horticulture. We support you with:

  • Arable rotations and multi-cropping strategies
  • Grazing plans to improve productivity and soil health
  • Designing resilient pasture systems and diverse leys
  • Supporting high animal welfare through grazing management
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Pasture for Life mentor for North England

Supporting you through change

We are here to support your transition, however big or small. Think you can do things better but don’t know where to start? Seen an improvement and plateaued? We can help. 

With extensive experience in organic systems, we support you through conversion and certification procedures, including:

  • Organic standards
  • LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming)

Together, we can test, adapt, and lead the way in sustainable farming

We’re always learning and open to new approaches.

  • Share your ideas, we'll explore them with you
  • As an ADOPT facilitator, we can help you put together an application to test and trial your ideas on your farm
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ADOPT project facilitator

Tailored practical advice

Smarter decisions, better results

We work across all farming and growing systems, including arable, pasture and horticulture. We take a whole farm approach, listening to you to understand your challenges and work with you to develop solutions that work for you. 

Our advice is independent, honest and backed by science. We will always explain the ‘why’, empowering you to take ownership of decision making. 

Who we are
supporting you

We will always explain the 'why'