Soil Health News

As the global agricultural industry grapples with the need to produce more food while protecting natural resources, maintaining soil health is essential not only for environmental conservation but also for long-term food security, said experts at PES Technologies while introducing device to control soil health. 

This month’s update explores the benefits of cover cropping and how to lay the foundations for your next crop.

Establishing a strong rooting system is fundamental to the resilience of all crops. Farmers Guide seeks expert advice on how best to achieve this through targeted soil nutrition.

Growers are already looking ahead to the next cereal crop as cultivations begin – and Sea2Soil says soil health is the cornerstone in establishment prep.

The weather upset many cropping plans in 2023/24, with growers understandably keen to get back on track this autumn. However, as farm support shifts further towards crop-specific measures within the SFI, now is an ideal time to review rotation planning, Hutchinsons experts advise.

Crop production and grain marketing business Frontier Agriculture has acquired the assets of Fengrain Ltd. following a five-year relationship. 

Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the earth’s crust and an essential nutrient for soil health and crop production, so why don’t more farmers focus on it?

The number of flood warnings on England’s best farmland last winter hit a record high, exceeding the previous record by 20%. 

Hutchinsons technical manager, Dick Neale, and regional technical support manager, Alice Cannon, offer establishment advice following a washout 2023/24 season.

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like those seen in 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events.

Clarkson’s Farm fans will have seen Andy Cato, of Groove Armada fame, on a recent episode of the hit show, encouraging Jeremy Clarkson to drill a field blending both wheat and beans. Kaleb Cooper certainly took some convincing, but unlike some of Jeremy’s own experiments, this is one which has some real science and thought behind it.

It’s all change for Norfolk farmer David Cross as he works to explore the potential of livestock grazing to restore soil health. Sarah Juggins writes.