Content related to the topic: soils

In a healthy soil, the interactions between chemistry, physics and biology are optimised for the conditions in that place.

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

Moisture state is highly influenced by soil texture.

Find out about soil pore network and infiltration.

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

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

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

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

Find out what soil organic matter is and why it’s so important.

What is organic matter and why is it important?

See how to perform a ribbon test to assess moisture content before cultivation.

Poorly structured soils reduce water infiltration and can lead to erosion.