Issue 33 Soils – Direct Driller

Groundswell 2025: A Regenerative Festival That Goes Beyond the Soil

I know I’m biased as I was involved in the first Groundswell, but the event proved once again why it is the UK’s flagship event for regenerative agriculture. As always, held at Lannock Manor Farm in Hertfordshire, this year’s festival brought together farmers, scientists, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers for a celebration of soil, food, sustainability …

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Why we need to talk about water and the land it runs through

Soils Farmer, Water in Focus / By Affinity Water

Water is central to sustainable farming, but too often, it’s the part we leave out. At Groundswell 2025, we set out to change that. As a water supplier working across some of the UK’s most environmentally sensitive landscapes, we were proud to join the event to share our work, listen to the farming community, and …

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Featured Farmer – Frederik Larsen

Featured Farmer, Soils Farmer / By Frederik Larsen

Writing this article (while the season is coming to a close in the midst of a 30C heatwave) is the perfect opportunity to reflect on yet another exciting year of arable farming. I’m usually idealistic on which directions to take my farm and arable clients, always striving towards ambitious goals. However, for each new season …

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Farmer Focus – John Pawsey

Farmer Focus, Soils Farmer / By John Pawsey

June 2025 I get asked a lot of questions about farming stuff, most of which I have no idea what the answer is. So I usually make something up that sounds right. However, I do suspect that there will always be an element of truth in whatever I say in those situations because after 40 …

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Issue 33 SoilsJuly 2025