Pork

13 October 2023

Understand the importance of pH levels, and other factors, including parent materials and trace minerals, in promoting soil health

13 October 2021

The EU Commission’s latest short-term outlook forecasts a 1.7% rise in pig meat production for 2021 and an, albeit smaller, increase of 0.6% for the following year.

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.

13 October 2023

Soil health and water supply is critical to managing the yield and quality of high-value crops.

29 November 2024

Moisture state is highly influenced by soil texture.

13 October 2023

Find out about soil pore network and infiltration.

16 June 2025

Soil constantly wets and dries in response to numerous factors, such as rainfall, evaporation and plant transpiration.

13 October 2021

Provisional results of pig censuses from various EU Member States show that the pig herd has only declined slightly over the year to June 2021.

20 June 2025

Read about the Defra/WRAP funded project on the use of digestate and compost in agriculture

20 June 2025

Discover different types of organic matter that can be added to soil and understand the varying impacts they can have.

13 October 2023

There are several factors to consider when determining the concentration of organic matter in your soil.

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