Written by James Warne, Soil First Farming Social media can be a useful source and tool for knowledge transfer, discussion around various topics etc. But far too often it can also be the source of misinformation or confirmation of prejudice, particularly where the discussion deviates from received wisdom. I am referring here to agriculturally based …
by Nick Woodyatt, Soil Fertility Consultant at Aiva Fertiliser Normally when starting an article there is much gnashing of teeth and wandering around the garden, or pub in my case, deciding on how to help and enlighten our industry (hopefully). But seeing as it did not stop raining during the autumn/winter, on this occasion the …
Compelling reasons to take a good look at Mg levels in your soils and methods of raising themWritten by Jon Williams from thesoilexpert.co.uk The result of over 700 detailed soil samples in West Wales has consistently shown a shortage of magnesium with 70 per cent of the soils depleted on the clay colloid and 48 …
The challenge for UK agriculture is to build a sustainable and profitable future under a changing support structure, and restoring soil health to vast acreages of farmland will be key. That’s certainly the view of Rob and Jo Hodgkins, who as educated selfstarters in the farming industry have experienced first-hand the damage reeked over recent …
18 months ago, it came to our attention that a new revised soil management and cultivation guide was needed for the UK. The last comprehensive guide on soil structure was produced in 2001 by National Soil Resources Institute. The remit was challenging. • It had to work for all farmer and land managers, engaged in …
AHDB’S New Soil Management Guide Now In Print. Read More »
Written by Natallia Gulbis, Technical and Arable Farming Lead at PlantWorks Ltd According to the European Biostimulants Industry Council, a biostimulant is a material that contains substances and/or micro-organisms whose function, when applied to plants or the rhizosphere, is to stimulate natural processes to enhance/ benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to environmental stress and …
Written by Steve Holloway from Soil Fertility Services Ltd A soil test will give you numbers and guidelines of where your soil is and hopefully where it should aim for to consider it ‘balanced’ (note I didn’t say healthy); remember that it’s NOT an N-P-K world. Sensible soil nutrition is the first step toward higher …
Written by Keith Diedrick, Area Agronomist at Corteva USA Summary • Soil testing is a useful and relatively inexpensive management tool for growers to assess crop nutrient levels in their fields. • Proper methods and timing of soil sampling help ensure reliability of test results for making informed decisions related to soil inputs such as …
The future to understanding soil health lies in a tool that can sniff the gases produced by the soil’s microbial life. You can’t optimise what you can’t measure, and the vital activities of microbial life in the soil are currently difficult to measure outside of a specialised academic laboratory. P.E.S. Technologies is therefore using cutting …
Written by DENISE ATTAWAY, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA Healthy crops begin with healthy soil and researchers with the Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program are teaching farmers how they can benefit from keeping their soils fit. The researchers teamed up with other agricultural professionals and farmers who have implemented soil health …
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