Soils [AR.SO]
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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Webinar Recording: Making Soil Cultivations Work For You – Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network
This webinar is the finale to the series of nutrient network meetings that have been held at Kirkton farm, courtesy of the Campbell family. Our guest speaker, Philip…
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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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Soils and tillage podcast: an interview with soil cultivation consultant, Philip Wright
‘The Principles of Soil & Metal Interactions’ was the theme for a soil & tillage event on the Mertoun Estate, near St Boswells. After the meeting finished, event organiser Donald…
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