soil health

A recent survey conducted as part of a combined ABP and Asda initiative, highlights the beneficial work that British farmers are accomplishing to boost farmland biodiversity

By focusing on improving soil biology, Bronagh O'Kane of Co Tyrone is aiming to improve the health and structure of soils on her family's farm

The report recommended the Government to fund the widespread, standardised testing of soil through its Environmental Land Management schemes and to work with industry on an agreed set of metrics of soil health by next year

This year has been a learning curve for one of the winners of the Journey to Net Zero competition who has been discovering how to develop fertiliser ‘teas’ on the family’s beef and sheep farm. We find out more about her progress.

Improved yield, soil health, nutrient management, and water quality have been achieved by under-sowing maize in Nottinghamshire

With knowledge exchange at the centre of Future Farming Expo Scotland, visitors had the opportunity to discuss developments across farming sectors, including managing soils and nitrogen efficiency

Waterlogged grazing is rarely due to the soil type, but is more aligned with management style according to independent adviser Niels Corfield

Profitability and resilience were key drivers for Stuart Johnson, who was named Farm Carbon Toolkit’s 2023 Soil Farmer of the Year, when implementing a low-input system on the family farm in Northumberland

After reuniting in later life, friends Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper have forged their own farming path. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

Defra-funded research project looks to help farmers to understand soil health by listening to the noises made by earthworms