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The BOFIN Resource Hub

Welcome to the BOFIN Resources Hub: your go-to destination for practical farming knowledge, innovation tools, and guidance from the British On-Farm Innovation Network.

This page brings together a growing collection of resources, knowledge guides, and practical toolkits designed to support farmers, growers, and agricultural professionals. Whether you’re exploring new ideas, trialling approaches, or building on existing work, these materials are here to help you make informed, confident, and research led decisions.

All resources are developed to be practical, accessible, and grounded in real on-farm experience. Explore the content below to learn more

Slimers Tool Kit

The knowledge guides below bring together the key findings, tools and innovations developed through the SLIMERS project. Drawing on three years of farmer-led research, they explain how farmers, scientists and technology experts worked together to improve slug management and build resilience against one of arable farming’s most challenging pests.

Patch Prediction

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A biological approach to slug control