Soil Testing

Forage utilisation key to improving farm sustainability

Forage utilisation key to improving farm sustainability

Ruminant-based livestock sectors will achieve the sustainability improvements they need to make, through improved forage utilisation, according to United Feeds...

November 9, 2021
Farmers and growers urged to test soil to save on expensive inputs

Farmers and growers urged to test soil to save on expensive inputs

The shortage, and price increase, of nitrogen fertilisers can be mitigated by a more thorough understanding of soil fertility and...

November 9, 2021
Soil testing in new NI measures is a great stepping stone

Soil testing in new NI measures is a great stepping stone

I heartily agree with the principle now being espoused by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...

August 31, 2021
College develops new ‘Soil MOT’…are you due a check-up?

College develops new ‘Soil MOT’…are you due a check-up?

A comprehensive ‘Soil MOT’ – measuring everything from pH levels to earthworm activity – has been created by Scotland’s Rural...

September 15, 2018
Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends

Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends

The end of March this year was marked by the successful completion of the European Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) funded...

June 24, 2018