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Guidance and resources

CFE has produced a range of guidance leaflets to assist you in making the right choices for your farm and your business. Click on the documents below to download them for reference.

Conservation management advice for your arable business

Guidance on simple yet effective measures to protect, maintain and create high-quality habitats on your arable farm.

Conservation management advice for your livestock business

Straightforward guidance to protect and enhance wildlife habitats on your lowland livestock farm.

Crop protection for arable and livestock farms

Easy-to-follow guidance on a range of techniques to help control insect pests, weeds and diseases while minimising environmental impacts.

Grassland management for the environment and your farm business

This guide supports the 'Conservation management advice for your livestock business' guidance with further detail on a number of areas, including improved management of pesticides and herbicides and a Nutrient Management Plan.

Managing hedges to benefit pollinators

This leaflet complements the guide 'Pollinator management for your farm business' and aims to help make the most of hedges on farm.

Nutrient management for your farm business

CFE's partner initiative, Tried & Tested, provides tools and resources to assist farmers and their advisers to improve whole farm nutrient management in an environmentally friendly, cost effective and practical way.

Pollinator management for your farm business

Simple guidance on how to provide food and habitat for pollinators on your farm.

Reducing ammonia emissions on livestock and arable farms

Clear and concise guidance on what actions you can take to reduce ammonia emissions on your farm.

Using trees and hedges to protect natural resources

A short guide explaining how integrating trees into farming systems could improve productivity, save costs, increase resilience and offer a wide range of benefits to the environment.