Soil

Campaign follows study which revealed 40 per cent of children did not know soil was important for food production

The Efra Committee have called on the Government to place soil health on the 'same footing' as water and air quality within Government policy

Satellite images help growers maximise variable rate nitrogen and seed services

Defra-backed scheme will help farmers better understand the impact of their farming system

Researchers say crops and profits can be boosted by the system

Aboveall, what we need in 2024 is a kind spring. At our farm, we decided to use the good weather post-harvest to deal with widespread compaction issues

Organisation encouraging everyone to get down on the land in honour of the soil

The report recommended the Government to fund the widespread, standardised testing of soil through its Environmental Land Management schemes and to work with industry on an agreed set of metrics of soil health by next year

REAP Conference delegates urged to embrace technology to combat environmental and economic challenges

Waterlogged grazing is rarely due to the soil type, but is more aligned with management style according to independent adviser Niels Corfield