One can hardly fail to miss the onslaught of discussion and publications extoling the virtues of “reduced cultivations” (in all there...

Each year I am asked about management of horse paddocks by clients who need better and more consistent grazing for either their friend,...

Waterlogging remains a significant constraint upon crop yield in areas with high rainfall and/or poor drainage. A yield penalty ranging...

Back to Basics. There are only two items that control yield within commercially grown crops. 1) Light 2) Moisture. You can of course...

This album released by Genesis in 1973 brings to mind the most recent story in the press regarding the NHS and Person Protective...

There has never been any doubt in my mind that the application of organic manure to the soil is of paramount importance to “modern...

Charlock (Sinapis arvensis) and Wild radish (or Runch) (Raphanus raphanistrum) are a real nuisance in Winter Oil seed rape and of course...

The International Fertiliser Society held its annual conference at Robinson College in Cambridge on the 8th and 9th December, once again...

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...

When soil is waterlogged, plants literally drown. Water fills all the air spaces between the soil particles and this prevents oxygen from...

Planting of peas began a short while ago. Things must have gone well since this week they began popping their heads up in to the...

Snow can be a nuisance for our daily activities, it can however benefit winter wheat crop. Snow has two distinct benefits for winter...

Water 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?

For practical purposes soil texture can be assessed by hand using the method outlined in the Appendix of RB209. This method relies on...

Currently I am soil sampling. A week ago frozen ground made getting the gouge auger in the ground difficult.

Timing... Question... When should I apply the first dressing of nitrogen to my crop?

So far this season, November was relatively dry, but October, December and January have been wet. Consequently we see in the popular...

There are currently lots of ways to spend your money on soil sampling. You may wish to consider chemical, physical or biological...