BCPC Joint Review - Patrick Barker, EJ Barker & Sons
Автор: Julian Westaway
Загружено: 2025-12-01
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BCPC Joint Review, Rothamsted. Patrick Barker detailed his farm’s transition from intensive production to a whole-farm approach balancing profitability, soil health, and biodiversity. Starting with Higher Level Stewardship schemes, the farm restored habitats and created wildflower margins, boosting species diversity from 278 to over 941, including rare bees and ants. Practices such as direct drilling, cover crops, and IPM reduced inputs while maintaining yields. As an AHDB Strategic Farm, trials confirmed cover crops’ role in reducing nitrogen leaching and improving soil health. Barker emphasized collaboration with supply chains like Nestlé and PepsiCo to fund regenerative practices and biodiversity monitoring. His key message: sustainability requires flexibility, farmer-led innovation, and recognition of ecosystem services, urging supply chains to share risk and value biodiversity for long-term viability.
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