Philip
Ohh for a few Billion More …. Earthworms, that is!
One can hardly fail to miss the onslaught of discussion and publications extoling the virtues of “reduced cultivations” (in all there...
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Philip
Aug 23, 20232 min
Neigh it up.
Each year I am asked about management of horse paddocks by clients who need better and more consistent grazing for either their friend,...
Philip
Jul 31, 20222 min
£90.00/ha. Is it worth it?
Back to Basics. There are only two items that control yield within commercially grown crops. 1) Light 2) Moisture. You can of course...
Philip
Jul 26, 20211 min
The factors of tractors
Soil compaction is a huge problem for UK agriculture. There are many published reports on the why’s and wherefores some of which can be...
Philip
May 8, 20211 min
Waterlogged soils
When soil is waterlogged, plants literally drown. Water fills all the air spaces between the soil particles and this prevents oxygen from...
Philip
Feb 24, 20211 min
STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF SOILS. PART 2 OF 2
For practical purposes soil texture can be assessed by hand using the method outlined in the Appendix of RB209. This method relies on...
Philip
Feb 20, 20212 min
STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF SOILS. PART 1 OF 2
Currently I am soil sampling. A week ago frozen ground made getting the gouge auger in the ground difficult.
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