Soil management
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Upcoming events related to Soil management
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Improving Your Soil Organic Matter - Devon
25 February 2019 -
Improving Soil Health on Horticulture Operations
4 March 2019 -
Making the Most of your Soils - Chieveley
5 March 2019 -
Improving Your Soil Organic Matter - Cheshire
12 March 2019 -
Making the Most of Your Soils - Dorking
13 March 2019 -
Improving Soil Health on Horticultural Operations
19 March 2019 -
Improving Grassland Performance: Managing Soil Structure & Organic Matter
19 March 2019 -
Making the Most of Your Soils - Salisbury
27 March 2019
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Base Cation Saturation Ratio (Albrecht) soil analysis - what is in it for you?
blog Soil analysis is an important, perhaps essential management tool in organic and agroecological farming. It supports the primary means of assessing soil, which include walking...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, People & skills -
No-till for growers: realising the promise of soil health in organic horticulture. Part 1 - Helping growers who want to make the change
resource Organic Growers Alliance Part one of two detailed informal articles looking at the practicalities of applying a no till system in an organic horticultural operation and how it...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Your invitation to take part in vital research about crop rotations & climate change during Feb
blog We need to understand the drivers and constraints on growing crops in rotation, especially predicting the future impacts of climate change on crop rotations. What...Rotations, Weeds, Pests & diseases -
Ley of the Land: Integrating Leys in the Cropping System - Lydia Smith, NIAB
resource Agricology / Oxford Real Farming Conference Video footage filmed at the ORFC 2019 of Lydia Smith from NIAB explaining a project helping to explore soil quality through re-integration of leys and...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Investing in soil for a resilient future
blog When I talk to farmers often it is a case of too much rain, or not enough. Recent experience suggests they might be right -...Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Biodiversity, Climate, Regulations, standards & policy -
Livestock on diverse leys: a return to the past for a promising future
resource Organic Research Centre ORC Bulletin article reporting on farmers that have been combining diverse leys with livestock and some of the pros and cons of this practice revealed...Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Natural resources & waste, People & skills -
Biodynamics
resource Biodynamics; what is it, what are the biodynamic preparations, how is biodynamic farming and soil health and fertility intrinsically linked?Biodynamic farming, Organic matter, Soil biology, Animal health & welfare, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Farmer clusters: why they’re a good recipe to protect soil, water and wildlife
blog Farmer clusters are a bit of a ‘buzzword’ amongst those involved with conservation of wildlife and protection of resources on farmland. The idea of neighbouring...Drainage, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Communities & education, Business management, People & skills -
Your farm, your future... digging deep
blog I recently attended the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham. This year's theme was ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ and provided fodder for considering how to progress...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Biodiversity -
Ashton Hawker
farmers_and_growersWe are a mixed farm set across 1600 acres of Cotswold Brash, the stony, thin and relatively heavy soils that run through Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and...Gardners FarmIntegrated Farming