Tagged: irrigation
Addressing Soil Compaction
February 12, 2014
There is much growers across the UK can do to combat the soil compaction problems that seriously reduce yields, increase tillage energy, time and costs, and exacerbate run-off and flooding, according to Professor Dick Godwin of the Soil & Water… Read more
Tagged # bishop burton, irrigation, Soil structure, soil variation
Using agricultural land as a flood defence – An ecosystem service that farmers should be paid for
January 31, 2014
The Single Farm Payment has been recently under scrutiny from governing bodies establishing its value to those who are paying for it, the taxpayer. Today (29th January) the BBC ran an article stating farmers should be urged and even obliged… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, Environmental Support, farmers, farming, flooding, irrigation, single farm payment