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# Photo story: Agricology Open Day at Daylesford Farm
- URL: https://www.indiefarmer.com/photo-story-agricology-open-day-at-daylesford-farm/
- Published: 2016-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-26T15:24:36.000Z
- Author: Nigel Akehurst
- Tags: #field-notes, Field Notes

### **Many different organisations across boundaries and labels have grouped together to form Agricology, a curated knowledge base for ecological farming ideas..**

Farmerama Abby and I went along to the Agricology Open Day held at Daylesford Farm a couple of months ago to learn more about it and see some of their sustainable farming practices first hand…

You can listen to the feature we recorded in [episode 13 of Farmerama](https://d3c.d0f.myftpupload.com/2016/08/29/farmerama-radio-a-post-brexit-farming-special/?ref=indiefarmer.com) embedded at the bottom of this post or available to download via iTunes.

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Welcome address by Dalyesford Farm Manager Richard Smith and Susanne Padel speaking on behalf of Agricology.

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Richard talking about their pedigree herd of rare breed Gloucester Cows

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The herd of dairy Gloucester Cows which they milk to produce Gloucester cheese to sell through the Daylesford shop

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The herd of pedigree Friesian cows

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The mobile speaker system bringing up the rear

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Head grower Jez explaining more about their approach

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Abby listening to Jed’s engaging presentation

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Strawberry picking session..

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Farmer Stephen Briggs explaining more about Agroforestry, a new approach to increasing farm production

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Produce World Director Andrew Burgess talking about- LEAF (Linking the Environment and Farming) and field-scale horticulture

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Tractor and trailer ride through the Daylesford Estate

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Driving through the Estate

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The herd of Aberdeen Angus cows and calves

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An impressive crop of sainfoin

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Bees collecting pollen from the sainfoin

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Not exactly sure what was going on here but the cows were very rather amused..

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One of the modern mobile chicken tractors for their small flocks of organic free range egg laying hens

### **More Information**

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