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The Scottish Government has announced funding for its new Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) grant scheme. Ewan Pate explains what farmers need to do to qualify.

Minimising cultivations, lowering grain drying requirement, reducing synthetic fertiliser inputs and using urease and nitrification inhibitors can reduce a crop’s carbon footprint by up to 41 per cent while sustaining yield.

After a fairly open autumn and winter for most, visitors to the NAAC drainage hub at Cereals were reminded of the importance of maintaining and investing in field drains.

Having transitioned his entire farm to a zero-till system in one year, Kent farmer Tom Sewell offers a glimpse into his current approach to improving soil health. Alice Dyer reports.

As a farmer moving to a no-till system, John Cherry was frustrated by the lack of supporting information available to him in the UK. Hence, in 2016 Groundswell was born.

The amount and intensity of cultivations is responsible for carbon emissions from soil, but why exactly is this? Soil and cultivations expert, Philip Wright explained during a Cereals drainage seminar.

Growers considering under-sowing maize with a grass or legume-rich cover crop need to think about what to plant to receive the full benefit, according to grass breeder Barenbrug UK. 

Managing and improving field drainage and soil quality across different soil types were key topics at a recent Hale Village monitor farm meeting near Liverpool. Emma Penny reports.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

A group of six soil-centric farmers have formed a business that gives others in the industry more control over external investment in their carbon and biodiversity.