With the Agriculture Bill proposing that farmers will be paid for ‘public goods’, such as improved soil health, growers are being encouraged to start making changes now to help meet… Read more Carbon key to soil health and productivity
How does carbon cycling help to build soil organic matter and what role does nitrogen play during the process? CPM explores the topic. The role of nitrogen fertiliser in increasing… Read more Carbon Cycle
Using an organic carbon-based fertiliser is helping Shropshire grower John Bubb become more sustainable and save on nitrogen fertiliser use. The farm grows 184ha of potatoes for processing by McCain,… Read more Soil biology benefits from unique carbon source
As we edge closer to harvest and prepare to harvest the fruits of our labour (the ones the weather has left for us) and it is time to consider using glyphosate… Read more Mid Summer News – Improving Your Crops In Time For Harvest
We investigate how a focus on soil health has helped one farmer to reduce key inputs such as fertiliser, seed dressings and fungicides while maintaining yields. Simon Cowell farms 400… Read more Improvements in soil health can reduce inputs
QLF Agronomy held a farm walk last month in Staffordshire, at Brewood Park Farm, a holding which has embraced biological farming. Farm manager, Tim Parton explains that one of the… Read more Invest in soils for productive crops
As dairy farmers spend their winter being encouraged to analyse their conserved forage stocks, Gary Zimmer, founder of Midwestern BioAg and champion of ‘biological farming’, advises producers to also turn… Read more The complete soil-health picture
Ensuring the right amount of nutrients are supplied, in the right quantities, to the dairy cow is a key day-to-day consideration for most dairy farmers. However, this month, British Dairying,… Read more Healthy cows start with healthy soils