Soil Health [AR.SO.SH]
How to Interpret Your Soil Analysis
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. Understanding the information you receive…
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CropCast – Measuring a Healthy Soil
In this episode Tiffany Mactaggart is joined by David Ross, a senior Agricultural consultant from SAC consulting along with Audrey Litterick, director of Earthcare Technical, to discuss soil health. What…
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Nutrient Planning Workshop West
Farmers are being faced with soaring fertiliser prices, market volatility, and pressure to reduce emissions. Understanding the principles of a nutrient management plan can help farmers make better decisions which…
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Evaluating Soil Quality and Testing for Soil Health Status
At grass roots level SAC consultants are noting a growing interest in soil health from farmers and increasing numbers of questions about what SRUC can offer. Soil health is not just about having a good biological system (lots of worms, ample beneficial microbes to keep the pathogens in check) there are also physical and chemical aspects, and to have soil in ‘good heart’ you need the biology (biodiversity), physics (structure) and chemistry (pH and nutrients) in balance.
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Tackling Soil Compaction to Reduce Fertiliser Costs
Dairy farmers across Scotland often rely on fertiliser to ensure that they grow enough grass to meet the needs of their livestock. However, fertiliser prices have soared recently, which will…
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Technical Note (TN753): Management of inputs of heavy metals to agricultural soils and crops
Heavy metals in soils may derive from several sources: Geological parent material Industrial processes – emissions to the atmosphere followed by deposition to soils – solid and liquid wastes applied…
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Understanding Nutrient Interactions with Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney, ISoils Ltd, returned as a guest speaker at the second meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network. The topic for the meeting was ‘Understanding Nutrient…
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Technical note (TN728): Planning Agricultural Field Drainage
Download TN728 – Planning Agricultural Field Drainage Planning agricultural field drainage requires a detailed investigation to obtain the best results. Depending on the site, there could be more than one…
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Earthworms for Soil Health
Healthy soil will have good biodiversity (biology), optimum pH level and nutrients (chemistry) and good physical structure (physics). By ensuring all three aspects of the soil are maintained, soils can…
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