Amelia Hood

@milliehood.bsky.social

Ecologist interested in how biodiversity, farming, and people work together. Agroforestry enthusiast. Research Lecturer at Uni. of Reading (she/her)

Agroforestry can benefit the environment & production, so why isn't it more widely adopted?🌳🚜 Knowledge is a major barrier to uptake! We worked with 75 UK stakeholders to identify barriers & co-design solutions doi.org/10.1002/pan3... Tnks @uktreescapes.bsky.social @peopleandnature.bsky.social

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

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🌳 Looking forward to presenting this at the Britain’s Forest Future Conference on 17th and 18th November I’ll be speaking alongside other researchers and practitioners exploring the future of trees, woodlands and forests in the UK 👉 Hope to see you there britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event

Future of UK Treescapes@uktreescapes.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Agroforestry is an important tool in the arsenal of farming, protecting soils and livestock against climate change. So why aren't farmers adopting it, and what should policymakers do? Our latest note by @milliehood.bsky.social has some answers. Read the note on this link buff.ly/VqBQXFU

Excited to be presenting results from the SHOWCASE project and Agroforestry Group this month! Our farm trials across England have shown cover crops can increase earthworms by 65% in the following cash crops! AND agroforestry promotes worms too, especially in drought years 😎 Hope to see you there!🌾

Jake Freestone@no1farmerjake.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re delighted to host The Green Farm Collective Regen Farming Conf #GFC25 @ Overbury this year the theme is ‘Soil to Slice’ 🌾🐑🐖🍞🥪🍕

Flier for a Regenerative Farming Conference, hosted at Overbury in Worcestershire and organised by The Green Farm Collective. Speakers include David Purdy, Tim Parton, Rude Wade, Millie Hood, Gloria Mazzer, Matthew Adams and Sarah Dusgate. Exploring how we can improve soil and human health through growing better crops and livestock