8 January 2019

Pembrokeshire-born second-generation farmer Romeo Sarra decided many years ago that unlike his father, he had no intention of devoting his working life to dairying. He slowly began to reduce livestock numbers, gave up milking and...

29 June 2018

Exceptional soil pH values resulting from regular applications of lime is allowing a Pembrokeshire organic dairy farm to grow grass using only home-produced slurry and farmyard manure.

Soil acidity is an influential factor in forage...

30 April 2018

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Soil organisms are essential components of a healthy, functioning soil.
• Numerous soil processes are influenced by the size and diversity of soil organism communities.
• The activities...

Take home messages:

• Vermicomposting is a faster method for reducing organic waste than traditional composting.
• This approach utilises the action of earthworms as well as bacteria to break down organic waste.
  • The resultant material (vermicompost) can be a highly effective...