Soil

Focusing on your soil has the potential to take you on a magnificent regenerative journey, says Dr Vincent Walsh, founder of The RegenFarmCo.

After one of the quickest and most straightforward harvests on record in most areas, the downside of the recent record temperatures and negligible rain is hard, dry soils. Jane Carley explores how to manage them.

Farmers and growers who use regenerative farming practices can now apply for a new stamp to certify their sustainability credentials.

Ian Davis, a beef farmer from Hertfordshire, points out soil is the key to making a regenerative approach work.

With very dry soils this harvest, Farmers Guardian finds out how to get catch and cover crops off to the best start.

When fifth generation grower, James Smith, of Loddington Farm in Kent lost his love for the land, it was adapting to a regenerative farming model that brought the entire business back to life. Alice Dyer reports.

Lack of rain and early crop senescence has meant that potassium offtake from straw could be significantly higher than usual this harvest.

Farmers using regenerative practices on their arable farms are largely ending up in a similar place financially to those using more conventional practices.

The Scottish Government has announced funding for its new Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) grant scheme. Ewan Pate explains what farmers need to do to qualify.

Minimising cultivations, lowering grain drying requirement, reducing synthetic fertiliser inputs and using urease and nitrification inhibitors can reduce a crop’s carbon footprint by up to 41 per cent while sustaining yield.