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GREATsoils
6 November 2025
The AG Show is AHDB’s go-to weekly podcast for anyone involved with farming in the UK.
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8 February 2023
The Soil management Information System (SMIS) applies big data approaches to provide best practice guidelines for sustainable soil management. SMIS collates and integrates soil management data and is part of the GREATsoils program
10 January 2025
DNA techniques are being researched to estimate the effect of soil- and crop-management practices on soil microbial communities.
28 September 2023
Our soil health scorecard can reveal the state of the land. This article explains how.
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16 July 2024
Create an at-a-glance snapshot of soil health. Download the scorecard for England and Wales (below) and get the tool for Scotland.
6 June 2019
To help improve British soils, a system akin to traffic lights and an MOT is in development as part of an Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) research partnership.
17 May 2019
Two upcoming monitor farm meetings will dig deeper into soil health for the arable sector.
23 May 2019
Soil Biology and Soil Health Partnership research case study takes a closer look at the benefits of organic material additions
3 December 2024
Regular soil tests and the recommendations associated with them are vital tools that must be used in order to ensure the best possible crop yield
12 June 2019
Cereals is the UK’s technical event for the arable industry - hear from key opinion leaders, and find the best arable products and services to help grow their businesses.
25 February 2019
Come and learn more about soil health at the next AHDB Downpatrick Monitor Farm meeting
3 December 2024
Biological soil health testing is a useful method of quantifying the impact of different soil management practices such as the use of cover crops.