Our Direct Driller Soils and Agronomy magazines aim to bring the most interesting regenerative agriculture, soil health, cover crops and direct from the farm content from the UK and the rest of the world. With the new SFI options in the UK pushing all commercial farmers down regenerative paths, we are seeing an increase int he popularity of the magazine and it’s content.
Latest Soils and Agronomy Content
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The Mechanics of Soil: Water
How no-till soils manage water
Farmer Focus – Tom Sewell: It’s Raining!
Rain, old tractors, solar plans
Regenerative Agriculture: Who Pays for the Transition?
Modelling the costs of regen
Farmer Focus – Clive Bailye: The Haves and the Have-Nots
The SFI haves and have-nots
Confusion Over Regenerative Agriculture
Regen is not about inputs
Farmer Focus – Tom Martin
Drought, BYDV, sunflowers and blackgrass
How Leafhoppers Spread WDV
Wheat dwarf virus spread explained
Farmer Focus – Anna Jackson: Lambing in January
A harvest year in trimesters
The Power of Balanced Nutrition: Why POLY4 Is Getting Harder to Ignore
Polyhalite meta-analysis shows consistent gains
Agronomist in Focus – Lisa Hambly: Drought Lessons: Building Better Forage Resilience for 2027
Building drought-resilient leys for 2027
Why the UK’s New Framework Demands a New Approach to Nature Data
Land Use Framework demands data
Farmer Focus – Tim Parton
Planning ahead for tough times
Be Part of the BASE-UK Community
BASE-UK conference, awards and membership
Why Now Is the Time to Establish Your Soil Carbon Baseline
Establish a robust carbon baseline
Farmer Focus – Heather Oldfield: The Farming Year That Never Went to Plan
Food security amid drought, uncertainty
Agronomist in Focus – Louise Penn: Looking Ahead After a Season of Extremes
Lessons from a dry season
Farmer Focus – Phil Rowbottom: A Dry Year and a Necessary Reset
Dry harvest prompts rotation reset
Spring Pulses: A Profitable Rotation Choice in a Changing Policy Landscape
Pulses strengthen rotations after SFI
What’s Your Linseed Straw Really Worth?
Linseed straw value and nutrients
Harvest Without the Desiccant
Alternatives to pre-harvest glyphosate desiccation
Farmer Focus – Philip Bradshaw
Retiring after 37 farming years
Double the Infiltration, 63% More Hay: One Humic Pass in a Record Drought
Humic trial doubles water infiltration
The Benefits of Intercropping
Intercrop trials show yield gains
Drill Manufacturers in Focus – Amazone: Matching Your Drill to the Season
Matching drill choice to conditions
Drill Manufacturers in Focus – Claydon: Now Is a Good Time to Plan Your Future Farming Strategy
Planning ahead after dry harvest
Drills on the Farm: What Makers Have Been Up To
What’s new from drill makers
Micronutrient Boost to OSR Canopies May Unlock Spring Nitrogen Savings
Micronutrients could cut spring nitrogen
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