Opinion
The importance of soil – our roots have taught us
Plans have been unveiled to mark World Soil Day 2021. It takes place on Sunday December 5th highlighting the importance...
Soil
Beef
Herbal leys can make a significant contribution to beef output
Results from a five-year trial, carried out by scientists at Reading University, confirms that dry matter output from diversified swards...
Arable
Get soil sampling this autumn
Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...
Arable
Get soil sampling this autumn
Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...
Agri-Business
Project to investigate Scottish 'carbon farming' opportunities
A new project will investigate ways Scottish farmers could draw down more carbon into their soils. The initiative will be...
Arable
The soil beneath your cover crops
Cover crops play an important role in protecting our soils. On a cold and wet day in February agronomist, Robbie...
Arable
‘When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world’
“When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world.” Dr. Christine Jones gave the attendance at...
Grass
Soil compaction is a constant challenge on grassland farms
Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food...
Grass
Soil compaction is a constant challenge on grassland farms
Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food...
N.Ireland
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...
N.Ireland
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...
Opinion
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the opportunity...
Agri-Business
BASIS to launch qualifications to enhance soil quality
With the Agriculture Bill set to reward farmers for ‘public goods’, such as healthy soils, BASIS is preparing to launch...
Agri-Business
LIC Pasture to Profit 2018: 'Control the controllable when it comes to your soil'
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Arable
Poor soil structure could cost up to £220/ha…but can you avoid common pitfalls?
Healthy soils are said to be the engine driving production on any farm; but just how much could poor soil...
Arable
98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers....
Arable
98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers....
Arable
Rothamsted draws down EU research funding
Rothamsted Research has drawn down European Union (EU) funding, which will kick-start a new programme of agricultural innovation at the...
