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A Guide to Better Soil Structure

resource National Soil Resources Institute The National Soil Resources Institute’s practical guide to understanding, assessing, maintaining and improving soil structure.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Climate, Natural resources & waste
Living Soils - A Call to Action

resource Centre for Agroecology/ Water and Resilience and Soil Association The causes and implications of soil degradation explained, with a plea to adopt agroecological approaches to help tackle the problems.

Regulations, standards & policy, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology
Nutrient Wise Demos

resource Duchy College Farmer focused guidance on managing nutrients on your farm, with information on trials run through the Nutrient Wise project.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Manure use efficiency

resource Duchy College A SWARM Hub webpage to help you maximise on available nutrients in organic manures, make savings and reduce environmental losses.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy
Earthworms - Architects of fertile soils

resource Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Earthworms; their biology, ecology, and multiple services they provide, and what we can do to ensure they thrive and benefit soil fertility.

Soil biology, Pollinators & ecological services
Healthy Grassland Soils pocketbook

resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) / EBLEX / DairyCo A practical guide giving pictorial advice on assessing, maintaining and improving grassland soil structure and soil biology levels.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Buildings & machinery
The Farm Crap App Pro

resource Duchy College & Rothamsted Research Duchy College and Rothamsted Research’s mobile manure management app; find out how you can use it and access the app from this webpage.

Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Assess soil structure out in the field and identify where changes in management may be required with the help of a visual reference tool.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Diverse legume leys: pollinator benefits

resource Organic Research Centre The important role of legumes as a food resource for pollinators and species that can help provide the forage reserves throughout the year.

Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Organic Farming Practices

resource The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Ways in which you can adjust your organic farm management practices to minimise harm to pollinators and insects that manage pests.

Organic farming, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services

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