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
Introduction – Issue 32
How full was your grain store this harvest and how have your planting plans changed…
Critical Role of Water in Regenerative Agriculture
Written by Chris Fellows I was reading a paper on water usage (QR code at…
Apply Now: New ADOPT Fund Backs Farmer-Led Regenerative Innovation
Written by Chris Fellows Farmers are at the frontline of meeting environmental challenges while keeping…
When can you have too much tilth? Â
Written by James Warne With zero-till the answer is probably never. The reason behind the…
Farming for Nutrition: How Soil Health Shapes the Food We Eat
Written by Dr. Hannah Fraser As a farmer and a medical doctor, I get to…
Regenerative Agriculture Starts Underground
Written by Joe Stanley from the Allerton Project ‘I know it isn’t the sexiest subject,…
Farmer Focus – Anna Jackson
A positive outlook So far this year we have lambed on a viable grass crop,…
Farmer Focus – Tom Martin
April 2025 I always say farming is the fourth industry I’ve worked in—but it’s the…
Make time to plan the best way forward for your farming business
The time has come to assess how you will be able to farm in the…
Farmer Focus – Neil White
Apr 2025 I will attempt to keep this politics free. I suppose the joy of…
What makes RL trials tick?
AHDB is demystifying the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) by bringing the processes…
The Power of Foliar Feeding
Key to regenerative farming is the ability to cut fertiliser inputs, while not compromising on…
Newer herbicides and multiple modes of action are the key to grassweed control success
Spring cropping provides one of the best opportunities for control of problem grassweeds, but with…
Plan for Potassium
Written by George Hepburn, Crop Nutrition Consultant with AIVA. The time has come to think…
Drilling for Success: The Versatility of AMAZONE’s Tine Drills
In the current farming climate, growers require drills with maximum flexibility to handle multiple crop…
Foliars mean less nitrogen with increased yield and protein
Rosalind Platt is managing director of crop nutrition specialists BFS Fertiliser Services Limited. Foliar nitrogen…
Farmer Focus – Ben Taylor-Davies
Embracing Diversity and Branding for Farm Resilience Up horn, down corn – never has this…
Unlocking the power of genomics: What it means for farmers
Biostimulants are becoming a staple in agriculture, enabling growers to boost crop health, resilience, and…
UK National Action Plan Overlooks Biologicals – WBF Urges Regulatory Reform
The UK Government’s revised National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2025)…
Regenerating the soils of tomorrow: SoilPoint’s answer to the UK’s Agricultural Crisis
As farmers worldwide face the dual challenges of maintaining productivity while transitioning to more sustainable…
Agronomist in Focus – Harry Molton
“Roots, Rotation and Resilience: The first steps to a more productive and profitable future. The…
New living mulches guide to help boost soil health and farm resilience
Farmers looking to enhance soil health, increase resilience, and improve sustainability now have a powerful…
Farmer Focus – Tim Parton
At the time of writing things are getting dry! Are we in for another dry…
Pasture for life growing on many fronts
Pasture for Life, which champions the restorative power of grazing animals, continues to go from…
Turning the Tide: How Digital Intelligence Can Help British Farmers Break the ‘Perma-Crisis’
Let’s be honest — there’s hardly a farmer in Britain today who doesn’t feel like…
What the public think of farming?
I had already written this into based on the IHT announcement and the subsequent farming…
Farmer Focus – Phil Rowbottom
Jan 2025 It’s been a while since I last wrote a Farmer focus article in…
For The Love of Soil…
For a generation, farmers have taken for granted their most valuable resource, often considering it…
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