Soils
18 April 2024
The AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) offers best practice guidance on the application of mineral fertilisers, manures and slurries to crops and grassland.
6 February 2019
Rainfall levels have been below average so far this winter and this has implications for nutrient management
23 May 2019
Biological soil health testing is a useful method of quantifying the impact of different soil management practices such as the use of cover crops.
24 January 2019
Find out about indicators that could help you test the health of your soil
28 February 2019
Saltburn Monitor Farm: Join Philip Wright to discuss correct tyre set-up and more
16 October 2019
The ‘think soils’ manual is a practical guide to soil assessment. It aims to help farmers, land managers, government and non-government advisers to recognise problems with erosion and runoff from agricultural land. Our changing climate makes this issue increasingly important.
12 September 2023
A technical e-newsletter for the arable industry.
19 December 2018
How can you improve your rotation to better your farm profitability?
17 December 2018
The AHDB GREATsoils programme has been signposted as a vital resource and tool for growers as part of two new soil qualifications from BASIS
29 November 2018
Drain maintenance has been ignored for too long, AHDB’s Warrington Monitor Farm group heard on 7 November 2018.
27 November 2018
Rhynie Farm in Easter Ross, run by Donald Ross, was today (21 November) named AgriScot Scottish Arable Farm of the Year.
28 November 2018
Like many farmers around the UK, one of Rob Fox’s main challenges is to continue improving soil.