PhilipSep 2, 20233 min readOhh 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...
PhilipAug 23, 20232 min readNeigh 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,...
PhilipJun 23, 20231 min readSay Hello!Why the sudden interest in beans? Why not come and find out and at the same time say "Hello"? Western Arable (your local grain marketing...
PhilipDec 4, 20221 min readDrainageWaterlogging remains a significant constraint upon crop yield in areas with high rainfall and/or poor drainage. A yield penalty ranging...
PhilipDec 8, 20211 min readSoil ConsistenceSummer 2021 brought a mixed bag of weather. Mean UK temperatures for June and July were slightly warmer and rainfall amounts varied...
PhilipMay 8, 20211 min readWaterlogged soilsWhen soil is waterlogged, plants literally drown. Water fills all the air spaces between the soil particles and this prevents oxygen from...
PhilipFeb 26, 20212 min readWATER MOVEMENTWater runs down hill, it always has done and I believe it always will. But sometimes it can “push up” through the soil profile. Why is that?