Soils
16 May 2024
Discover how, why, and when field drainage is important, as well as best practice for installation, maintenance and repairs.
3 February 2025
Here are the pros and cons associated with the decision to either incorporate or sell straw.
30 April 2025
This definitive guide to arable weeds in the UK contains full colour photographs for identification plus information on life cycles, location, biology and management
23 September 2025
How to improve weed management in a rotation dominated by autumn-sown crops.
7 October 2024
Access disease management guidance for oilseed rape from this page
3 December 2024
Maintaining optimum soil pH values in all parts of the field is essential in order to maintain soil quality and health, crop quality and yield. This guidance document explains why soil pH is important and outlines the impact of soil type and texture on pH.
11 August 2023
Short pocketbook with simple steps to assess soil structure
2 January 2019
The condition of soil on livestock farms directly influences the yield and quality of grass and forage crops, animal performance and profitability. This manual offers advice to improve management of farmland soil, in order to safeguard this basic resource to produce healthy crops and livestock
22 May 2018
Owners and managers of outdoor herds face the challenge of good soil management to ensure efficient daily operations, health and welfare of pigs while still ensuring consequential environmental impacts from water and airborne soil erosion are minimised by good soil management
11 June 2025
Outdoor pig producers can produce a Soil Management Plan (SMP) for their land where they keep pigs. This demonstrates good practice and avoids problems associated with soil erosion which can result in pollution or other negative impacts putting agricultural subsidy payments in jeopardy
