none 10.19103/AS.2024.0134.03 Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited 8180 167722339 5380333 2242117 20241122104511021 10.19103 2026-04-01T13:50:44Z 2024-11-22T06:23:45Z 0 20596936 University of New England Nick Reid Rhiannon Smith University of New England 10 05 2024 9781801464543 Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 10.19103/AS.2024.0134 https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/?id=3-190-136546 James Hutton Institute G. R. Squire C. Hawes James Hutton Institute Agricultural holdings vary widely in size, management and produce, but all rely on biodiversity to mediate the ecological processes that determine economic output and sustainability. Extractive agriculture has degraded farms globally, but regeneration can be achieved by encouraging living organisms to re-build ecosystem stores (such as soil organic matter), regulate nutrient cycles and reduce wastage. This chapter examines the principles by which integrated farm management acts to use and cycle energy and matter over time and between different farming activities. Management interventions (e.g., agronomy, choice of crop) act to regulate channels for the flow of energy and matter in a ‘chain of effect’ through living organisms and ecological processes to achieve high-level goals such as ecosystem services. Safe limits or ranges are defined in which each population or process can operate sustainably. Lessons from historical and current integrated practice are combined with international guidelines into a methodology for integrated management. 10 05 2024 10 05 2024 49 96 10.19103/AS.2024.0134.03 https://www.bdspublishing.com/webshop/chapters/crops/regenerative-techniques/promoting-biodiversity/biodiversity-for-agriculture-the-role-of-integrated-farm-management-in-supporting-agricultural-production-through-biodiversity/ https://link.springer.com/10.19103/AS.2024.0134.03