Soil

A new project led by Yorkshire farmer Angus Gowthorpe intends to help farmers across the UK unlock the benefits of cover crops.

Taking on so-called regenerative farming techniques undoubtedly has social and environmental benefits, but it is good for the bank balance too trials have found.

With the price of fertiliser continuing to weigh on the minds and bank balances of farmers, Alice Dyer takes a look at some of the advice and technology out there to improve nutrient use efficiency.

Matthews Cotswold Flour’s aim is that in 10 years’ time all its grains will be grown regeneratively.

Corteva has signed an agreement to acquire Houston-based Stoller, one of the largest independent biologicals company in the industry.

The integration of cover crops has been the key ingredient for one farmer in his move to improving the health and resilience of his heavy clay soils.

Prospects for a scalable, high-integrity market for farm?soil?carbon?have taken a step forward with the publication of minimum requirements for?soil?carbon?codes.

This year’s Soil Farmer of the Year competition has opened for entries.

Trials at Helix Farm North in Yorkshire have investigated responses to nitrogen and fungicide inputs in winter wheat and barley crops.

Regenerative farming practices have been firmly integrated at Greenknowe Farm with owner, Neil White using a direct drilling system to plant 90 per cent of his crops