Your soil, your business, your goals: What do you want your soil to deliver?

Whether your priority is growing more grass, improving drought resilience, making better use of nutrients, extending the grazing season or improving overall farm performance, understanding soil function is the foundation for making better decisions. Explore our practical resources below and use them to improve productivity, efficiency and resilience on your farm.

GREATsoils is designed to help you understand your soil, identify priorities and take practical action.

Whether you need an introduction to soil biology or a detailed guide to improving field drainage, we have information and guidance to support you.

You can explore our complete GREATsoils resources and/or use our practical resources below to identify the soil functions that matter most for your farm business.

Learn about soil function and how healthy soils support grass growth, water management, nutrient cycling and overall farm productivity.

Explore topics including soil types, soil biology, organic matter and soil health.

David Cross and Lizzie Sagoo discuss the soil health at Glover Farm, exploring David's goals and objectives for his livestock into arable farming system.

Over 60% of grassland soils in England and Wales show signs of compaction, which can seriously limit sward productivity.

The Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) ) explains the value of nutrients, soil and why good nutrient management is about more than just the fertilisers you buy; it can save you money as well as help protect the environment.

The soil food web is a common grouping of soil organisms according to what they eat (i.e. trophic groups). Trophic levels also reflect the flow of energy through the soil food web.

Joel Williams shares his expertise as an independent plant and soil health educator and consultant on how re-thinking your business through the lens of biodiversity can help unlock hidden potential.

Adapting to the unexpected changes of the weather is a constant challenge. Visit our weather hub to stay up to date with the latest advice on planning for and coping with weather events of all kinds.

Prepare for changing weather patterns and protect your business using our climate resilience on-farm action planner.

From soil temperature, soil moisture and weather conditions in your region, to growth rate predictions and seasonal trends, use our Forage for Knowledge resources to inform your grazing and forage management decisions.

Heavy or prolonged rainfall and strong winds can cause surface capping on bare soil, slumping below ground and soil loss through runoff and wind-blow.

Net zero isn't just about emissions, it's also about balancing the amount of greenhouse gas released with the amount removed across your entire farm business.

Multi-species swards can play a central role in improving soil health and increasing carbon capture in grassland systems.

Professor Jason Rowntree (Co-Director of the centre for Regenerative Agriculture, Michigan State University) and AHDB’s Katie Evans explore the crucial role of soil carbon storage in mitigating climate change.

Professor Jason Rowntree and AHDB’s Katie Evans discuss the practices within livestock systems that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and explore strategies for mitigating these emissions without sacrificing food production.

Making the most of grass on your farm offers a huge opportunity to increase profits in a sustainable way.

Explore topics including grazing management, forage production, sward improvement, feed planning and increasing the efficiency of your grassland system.

Grass and clover breeders are continually improving the yield, quality, persistence and disease resistance of new varieties.

Knowing the performance characteristics of grass and clover means you can select the best varieties for your system to optimise ruminant livestock performance.

Multi-species swards, also known as herbal leys, include a range of clovers (legumes), herbs and grasses.

They can improve soil health and fertility, provide resilience to climate and pests, extend the grazing season, reduce input costs and meet a range of environmental objectives.