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Feed the worms…they’re good for your soil

January 1, 2019

Earthworm populations are sensitive to tillage, but using organic manures can help to increase earthworm populations under tillage. Patrick Forrestal spoke about soil…

Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

December 30, 2018

Opinion

December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the opportunity to pause…

Soil health can be improved by paying attention to 3 pillars

December 21, 2018

Tillage

Dr. Patrick Forrestal of Teagsc Johnstown Castle outlined that there are three pillars of soil health at the recent Irish Tillage and Land…

Today is World Soil Day – look after it

December 5, 2018

Beef

December 5 marks World Soil Day. Organised by the United Nations, the theme of this year’s World Soil Day is: ‘Be the solution…

Soil moisture deficits…no deficit this week

December 2, 2018

Environment

Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are starting to look a lot less attractive than they have all year. On Wednesday (November 28) SMDs were…

On trend: Soil a hot topic on TV next Monday

November 24, 2018

Environment

Our soils are one of our most valuable resources and they are running out. This week, RTE’s 10 Things to Know About investigates…

Do you know what’s in a handful of soil?

November 15, 2018

Tillage

Soil is a haven for biodiversity and micro-organisms. The world’s soil contains between one quarter and one third of all living organisms. These…

Our soils are depleting faster than they can be regenerated

November 14, 2018

Tillage

Fiona Brennan delivered a few stark messages about our soils as she began to address the Biological Farming Conference – held by the…

Poor soil structure could cost up to £220/ha…but can you avoid common pitfalls?

August 22, 2018

Grass

Healthy soils are said to be the engine driving production on any farm; but just how much could poor soil structure be costing…

98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed

July 19, 2018

N.Ireland

‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers. But a key question…

Are we only playing at grassland management?

June 4, 2018

Grass

Some farmers, it might be argued, have been deluding themselves for generations – believing they are good grassland managers. Yes; some certainly are.…

Crop yields up in 2017: Isn’t life full of surprises?

April 1, 2018

Opinion

I find it staggering that all of the main crop yields, including potatoes, increased last year. Despite all of the unceasing rain, it…

Last chance to attend soil analysis report training

March 20, 2018

N.Ireland

If you are one of over 1,000 farmers across Northern Ireland who received free soil sampling and analysis reports and have not already…

Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition

January 24, 2018

N.Ireland

Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this winter were found…

Soil: Taking the pressure off this winter

December 30, 2017

N.Ireland

You might feel like you need tracks – or maybe even a raft – to cope with some of the saturated soils this…

Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?

December 27, 2017

N.Ireland

The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus the central reservation…

Is ploughing driving your earthworms away?

May 10, 2017

Environment

Scientists from University College Dublin and the University of Vigo, Spain, have found that the digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional…

‘Pumping’ atmospheric carbon into the soil to mitigate global warming is not feasible

April 30, 2017

Environment

UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich soil are laudable but currently flawed, according to a…

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