N.Ireland
Survey to assess ecological state of NI countryside – DAERA
A comprehensive field survey is assessing the ecological state of Northern Ireland’s countryside, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Soil
Rural Life
World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health
The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...
N.Ireland
Spreading lime: Where to buy and average costs
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that the budget for the National Liming Programme has doubled...
N.Ireland
Impact of catch and cover crops on potassium cycling
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), catch and cover crops form an important cog in the tillage regenerative farming...
N.Ireland
DAERA to open latest phase of £37m soil scheme to farmers
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will open registration for the latest phase of its £37 million soil...
Agri-Business
Could regenerative agriculture be the way forward?
A transition to a regenerative system will lead to low yields and margins in the short term, but long-term regenerative...
N.Ireland
ABACO partners with retailers to support farmers and their soil
European agri-tech company ABACO Group and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) have partnered with ASDA, Tesco and McCain...
N.Ireland
Focus: How does tillage equipment interact with soils?
Lemken and the farming consultancy, Agrii, have jointly developed trials to assess how tillage equipment interacts with soils. Agrii agronomist,...
Environment
Farmers need to book soil testing now - SoilEssentials
SoilEssentials is urging farmers across Scotland to have their soils tested and analysed in the face of continuing high input...
Environment
FAO to launch report on black soils to mark World Soil Day
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will celebrate World Soil Day 2022 and launch its first...
N.Ireland
Research: Potential for soils to store higher levels of carbon
Recent research has confirmed the potential for soils to store higher levels of carbon, specifically within a grassland scenario. The...
N.Ireland
Soil monitoring - middens and earthworms
Farmers are being asked to check for middens – tennis ball-sized plugs constructed by earthworms – when monitoring their soils....
Arable
Designing root systems to reach new soil depths
Scientists have discovered how to potentially design root systems to grow deeper by altering their angle of growth to be...
N.Ireland
Min-till can lead to ‘skewed’ soil testing results
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the growing prevalence of ‘skewed’ soil testing results which it said is a...
Environment
FAO: ‘Strong support and solidarity’ needed to improve the world’s soils
Improving and maintaining the health of at least 50% of soils worldwide by 2030 will require “strong support and solidarity”,...
N.Ireland
NI: £45m Soil Nutrient Health Scheme opens
The new Northern Ireland Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS), a £45 million investment over a four-year period, has opened. The...
Machinery
Carbon plough to be introduced by Lemken
Those people who are eagerly declaring the plough dead and gone have obviously not considered the ingenuity of research institutions...
Environment
FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the reversal of soil degradation in response...
