
A simple test can enable growers to detect what proportion of their soil is in 2mm-plus-sized aggregates. That is a key measure of its ability to hold nutrients and carbon, says Prof Jonathan Leake,...
A simple test can enable growers to detect what proportion of their soil is in 2mm-plus-sized aggregates. That is a key measure of its ability to hold nutrients and carbon, says Prof Jonathan Leake,...
Drilling is well underway across the UK and we catch up each week with growers in the field, to find out how progress is coming along
Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland
A nearly zero-cost test using a 2mm sieve and a washing-up bowl could help farmers discover valuable information about the health of their soils