Tagged: cultivation
Understanding Soil Biology to Build Future Farming Resilience
January 12, 2020
State-of-the-art DNA analysis is highlighting valuable differences in soil biology under different soil management regimes, offering the opportunity to secure real and lasting improvements in both crop and environmental health. As part of the Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST) programme,… Read more
Tagged # assist, ceh, cultivation, ecology, fertiliser, Melanie Armbruster, microbiome, molecular ecology, Richard Pywell, Rob Griffiths, soil biology, Soil DNA, soil health, Stow Longa, testing, Tim Goodall, trials
Setting-up Heavy Land for Spring Sowing without the Plough
October 3, 2019
Heavy ground for spring sowing needs to go into the winter both weatherable and weatherproof as well as compaction free and bacterially active, visitors to the start of a state-of-the-art iFarm soil management trial in Lincolnshire were told this autumn…. Read more
Tagged # andrew ward, cultivation, lincolnshire, philip wright, soil, soil expert, spring crops