Dr Stephen Chapman: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
Many of us are guilty of making the same application of 20:10:10 fertiliser every spring at the same rate because that’s what we’ve always done regardless of whether the field needs it or not.
With the industry and press quoting ever...
18 October 2018
Improving the structure, organic matter and nutrient status of soils could help many Welsh farms become more productive amid agricultural support reforms.
During a two-day Farming Connect Master Soils workshop, farmers were advised that they...
12 September 2018
Dairy and livestock farmers can learn how to improve the management of their soils at a two-day Farming Connect workshop dedicated to soil management and fertiliser usage in Carmarthenshire next month.
Better soil management can improve...
29 August 2018
Reseeding scorched fields after Wales’s prolonged dry spell could be false economy because grass plants that appear dead from a shortage of moisture might simply be in a dormant state.
During a joint Farming Connect...
