Contents tagged with soil
17 June 2022
Learn how worms munch their way through disease-infected residues.
3 February 2022
An evening of discussion on your soils - practical measures to get the most from your soils and inputs, as well as tools and regulations to be aware of
21 December 2021
Anne Bhogal, an ADAS soil scientist, explains how a soil health scorecard is being used to assess the impact crop management has on the biological, chemical and physical properties of soil.
16 December 2021
Conducted over three (often challenging) seasons, trials showed a flexible and holistic management approach is best.
25 November 2021
Grasslands, forage and soil research partnership
12 November 2021
AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland uses cover crops to provide living root in soils all year round.
13 October 2023
Understand the importance of pH levels, and other factors, including parent materials and trace minerals, in promoting soil health
13 October 2023
Soil biological health can be improved with organic matter inputs, reduced tillage and increased rotational diversity.
3 December 2024
In a healthy soil, the interactions between chemistry, physics and biology are optimised for the conditions in that place.
29 November 2024
Soil constantly wets and dries in response to numerous factors, such as rainfall, evaporation and plant transpiration.
13 October 2023
Read about the Defra/WRAP funded project on the use of digestate and compost in agriculture