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Northmoor Trust for Countryside
Conservation in Oxfordshire delivers LEAF – Linking Environment
And Farming, which advocates an Integrated Farm Management
process.
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Elm Farm Research Centre, Berkshire has
developed the Farm Audit for Sustainability as part of its Organic
Systems Development Programme.
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WildCRU – Wildlife Conservation Research
Unit at the University of Oxford, is working with FWAG (Farming
and Wildlife Advisory Group) and BBOWT (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust) on the Whole Farm Conservation
Plan as part of its Sustainable Farming Initiative for farms in
the Upper Thames Tributaries.
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DEFRA – has a Whole Farm Appraisal process
which is being piloted during 2004 and 2005 prior to roll-out from
autumn 2005. The core module of the WFA is supplemented by the
Environment Agency's Environmental Management System for Farms (EMSF).
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Soil Association – aims to set the ‘gold
standard’ for the organic industry and often sets higher than the
legal minimum requirements, particularly in farm animal welfare.
Soil Association standards aim to meet consumer expectations,
reflect the best sustainable practice and become a benchmark for
organic production globally.
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IFOAM – (International Federation of
Organic Farming Movements) has established a set of indicators to
meet organic standards. IFOAM Standards 2000 set out the system of
organic agriculture with a clear aim of sustainable farming.
