Soil

Farmers and growers flocked to the East of England Showground for this year’s Croptec Show to hear and see the latest news and developments in the arable sector.

Oilseed rape growers can improve propyzamide stewardship and reduce the risk of active ingredient run-off at per field accuracy this winter following updates to the Corteva Arable App.

Making the switch from brassicas to a winter grazing crop of rape, ryegrass and berseem clover has given one Welsh farmer an income boost while reducing soil erosion.

Scientists have discovered the genetics inside legumes which control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant’s close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

Farmers moving to non-inversion tillage and direct drilling need to ensure their soil structure is good to avoid releasing nitrous oxide into the atmosphere.

With greener fertilisers and other new technologies on the horizon, there is hope for farmers aiming for net zero.

Soil health should be considered a strategic asset, critical for maintaining not only food, but societal security.

Soil health should be considered a strategic asset, critical for maintaining not only food, but societal security.

A new series of guides which contain real-life, practical advice to help farmers and land managers manage their soils more sustainably has been produced by UK Soil Health Initiative.

Green peer Natalie Bennett has kick-started a Parliamentary battle to put soil at the heart of the Environment Bill.