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GREATsoils
15 January 2026
The AG Show is AHDB’s go-to weekly podcast for anyone involved with farming in the UK.
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8 February 2023
The Soil management Information System (SMIS) applies big data approaches to provide best practice guidelines for sustainable soil management. SMIS collates and integrates soil management data and is part of the GREATsoils program
10 January 2025
DNA techniques are being researched to estimate the effect of soil- and crop-management practices on soil microbial communities.
23 January 2026
Our soil health scorecard can reveal the state of the land. This article explains how.
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26 January 2026
Create an at-a-glance snapshot of soil health. Download the scorecard for England and Wales (below) and get the tool for Scotland.
6 June 2019
To help improve British soils, a system akin to traffic lights and an MOT is in development as part of an Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) research partnership.
17 May 2019
Two upcoming monitor farm meetings will dig deeper into soil health for the arable sector.
23 May 2019
Soil Biology and Soil Health Partnership research case study takes a closer look at the benefits of organic material additions
3 December 2024
Regular soil tests and the recommendations associated with them are vital tools that must be used in order to ensure the best possible crop yield
25 February 2019
Come and learn more about soil health at the next AHDB Downpatrick Monitor Farm meeting
3 December 2024
Biological soil health testing is a useful method of quantifying the impact of different soil management practices such as the use of cover crops.
25 January 2019
Nutrient Management Guide RB209 updated with new guidance