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Know Your Soils #3: Monitor the impact of water run-off
resource Sectormentor for Soils app consortium (featuring video by Catchment Sensitive Farming & Innovation for Agriculture) How much topsoil and nutrients do you lose with rainwater run-off? This resource explains a test you can do to understand how much is running...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter -
Soil Saviours
resource The Oxford Farming Conference A short must-watch video highlighting the importance of protecting and enhancing our topsoil and featuring a couple of inspirational farmers.Natural resources & waste, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Biodiversity, Climate -
No-dig techniques & soil management to suppress weeds & unexpected results aerating the soil
resource Farmerama No-dig market garden expert Charles Dowding tells of his findings over the years, experimenting with digging and not digging his soils.Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Biodiversity -
Contrasting soil tillage effects on UK organic spring wheat
resource Royal Agricultural University RAU research providing insights into effects of different levels of tillage on soil density, weeds, and wheat yields.Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds -
Intensive Grazing: Boode Farm
resource Natural England Catchment Sensitive Farming farm case study on the business and environmental benefits of maximising grazing efficiency and improving slurry and soil management.Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle -
Characterisation of soil quality following conventional & non-inversion tillage
resource Royal Agricultural University Interesting research from the RAU exploring the effects of different forms of tillage on soil chemical and biological properties.People & skills, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops -
Reduced Tillage: Farmer’s motivations and problems
resource Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) A video from the TILMAN-ORG project providing useful insights from farmers who have have adopted reduced tillage on their farms.Compaction & cultivation, People & skills