Information and resources

Here you can find many useful documents and articles about LEAF and IFM.

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    • LEAF Marque core requirements ver 9
      A one page summary of the core requirements of the LEAF Marque standard version 9
      Published 09/01/12
    • LEAF in 2011: Our Annual Review
      An overview of all our activities and achievements in 2011 and a big thank you to all involved with LEAF.
      Published 16/12/11
    • Sustainable Potatoes
      We’ve been working with our partners across the potato industry for many years. We’re now looking to the future, and tackling the challenges that face the industry in the coming years.
      Published 02/12/11
    • LEAF Talks... Valuable Resources
      We would like to invite you to our ‘LEAF Talks... Valuable Resources’ events across the UK. We have got a choice many events around the UK. There are some great speakers lined up and topics will include “Valuing our vital resources such as soil and water”. Come and join us for some practical information on soil and water management and find out how LEAF farmers are optimising their resources. All these events are an excellent opportunity to meet up with LEAF staff, farmers and growers from your area and get involved in some lively discussions. So take a look at the details below and book your place.
      Published 25/10/11
    • Case Study: Tim Lewis
      Tim and his father took over the tenancy of Shotford Hall Farm in 2000. They run a 147 cow dairy herd. Some are bred with Holsteins to give replacement heifers and bulls to finish on barley. Others are bred with Limousins and Belgian Blues to supply a local suckler herd with replacement heifers and steers for finishing. Time is divided between the farm, contract farming, partner cultivating and lifting sugar beet. We are assisted by a full time arable operator and a full time herdsman who manages the dairy unit.
      Published 19/09/11
    • Case Study: David and Jo Clarke
      The Clarkes have been farming in Leicestershire for generations. David and Jo split away from the family farming partnership five years ago, and now run their own 70 hectare dairy farm near Market Bosworth. Most of the feed is grown on the farm and calving takes place all year round to ensure a consistent supply of milk. They diversified into cheese making in 2005 and currently, half their milk is used to make 50 tonnes of cheese, including Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, Bosworth Field and Battlefield Blue, which is all LEAF Marque certified.
      Published 15/09/11
    • Dairy: A Sustainable Future
      We’ve been working with many partners in the dairy industry for a number of years and now, with discussions on where the industry will be in 2020. Amidst all the talk on milk prices and adding value we need to look to the future of dairy farming and it’s implications for sustainability.
      Published 06/09/11
    • Case Study: Nick Rowsell
      Nick, together with his father, farm West Stoke Farm on the Hampshire Downs, just north of Winchester. West Stoke Farms forms part of John Rowsell Limited, which is a complex and dispersed enterprise, with land situated on two main sites. Some 140 hectares are in agri-environment schemes.
      Published 11/08/11
    • Case Study: Jon Hammond
      Jon is a fourth generation fresh produce grower based on the outskirts of Nottingham. The 690 hectare farm produces potatoes, carrots, leeks, parsnips, cereals, cereals, spring green, tenderstem broccoli, other brassicas, rhubarb and a range of organic crops.
      Published 11/08/11
    • Case Study: David Felce
      David and his wife, Hayley, farm Midloe Grange Farm, a lowland arable farm near Huntingdon on the Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire border. The whole farm has been in a Countryside stewardship Scheme (CSS) since 1992.
      Published 11/08/11
    • Walks and Talks Booklet
      There is no disputing the value of farm visits. Farm walks are amongst the most effective ways to connect with adults and children alike. Your visitors get the chance to hear direct from you, with all the reality of agriculture around them, the challenges and the delights of producing crops and keeping livestock.
      Published 21/06/11
    • Twelve Activities to Make Farm Walks and Talks Memorable
      These activities have been chosen and adapted so that you can host a farm visit that will engage your visitors and give them a fun experience to remember. Taking part in a hands on activity will help them remember the messages that you give them.
      Published 21/06/11
    • Simply Sustainable Soils
      ‘Simply Sustainable Soils’ is a practical, hands-on guide offering farmers six simple steps to improve the performance, health and long term sustainability of their land. Looking at soil texture, structure, drainage and compaction through to nutrients and biological health, the guide helps farmers to get the best out of their soil and monitor changes in soil health.
      Published 20/05/11
    • ais23_HSE guidance on visits and illness
      Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions Includes a supplement for teachers and others who organise visits for children.
      Published 01/04/11
    • The Benefits of LEAF Membership
      A qualitative study to understand the added value that LEAF brings to its farmer members. Key Findings - Conducted by Jane Mills, Nick Lewis and Janet Dwyer, CCRI. - November 2010
      Published 30/11/10
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    Energy monitor - An excel spreadsheet to help monitor and measure energy consupmtion and CO2 emmisions.

    Simply Sustainable Soils - Six Simple Steps for your soil to help improve the performance, health and long-term sustainability of our land