What do you want your soil to deliver?

GREATsoils is designed to help farmers understand their soils, identify priorities and take practical action. Through a new series of webinars, events and practical resources, farmers can identify what they want their soil to deliver and take steps to improve productivity, efficiency and resilience.

Every farm relies on its soil, but when was the last time you asked yourself a simple question: What do I want my soil to deliver for my business?

Whether your priority is growing more grass, improving drought resilience, making better use of nutrients, extending the grazing season or improving overall farm performance, understanding soil function is the foundation for making better decisions.

Healthy soils can support:

• Increased grass and crop production
• Improved nutrient use efficiency
• Better water infiltration and storage
• Greater resilience to drought and extreme weather
• Improved livestock performance
• More efficient use of inputs

But the reality is that different farms need different things from their soils.

For some businesses, the priority might be producing more home-grown forage. For others, it could be improving drainage, reducing compaction, increasing resilience during dry periods or making better use of nutrients already in the system.

That's why GREATsoils starts with your business goals. It helps you identify what you want your soil to deliver before deciding what measurements, actions or investments might be needed.

The first webinar in the updated programme – Your soil, your business, your goals – will help you think differently about the role soils play in business performance.

Rather than focusing on technical measurements and soil health indicators, we'll explore:

• What healthy, well-functioning soil looks like
• How soil function influences productivity, efficiency and resilience
• Why different farms need different soil outcomes
• How to identify what you want your soils to deliver for your business

You’ll hear practical examples from an experienced guest speaker and be introduced to the wider GREATsoils programme.

By the end of the first webinar, you’ll have a clearer understanding of how soil function supports business performance and be able to answer one important question: What do I want my soil to deliver for my business?

Because once you know where you want to go, you're far better placed to decide how to get there.

Join us and take the first step in your GREATsoils journey.

Webinar 1: Your soil, your business, your goals

When: 7:00pm on Tuesday 27 October

Learn how healthy soils can support productivity, efficiency and resilience, and start building a clearer picture of what your soils could deliver for your farm business.

The webinar marks the start of a wider programme that will support farmers throughout the year.

The programme follows four key stages:

• Inspire (autumn): What do I want my soil to deliver?
• Measure (winter): Where am I now?
• Decide and act (spring): What changes should I make?
• Review (summer): What should I do next?

Along the way, you'll have access to webinars, face-to-face events, resources, tools, practical guidance and farmer-led learning opportunities designed to support real-world decision-making.