Natural resources

8 July 2019

Norfolk grower Richard Ling committed to develop a sustainable arable business that can stand on its own two feet, at the launch of the new Diss Monitor Farm.

10 January 2025

DNA techniques are being researched to estimate the effect of soil- and crop-management practices on soil microbial communities.

23 January 2026

Our soil health scorecard can reveal the state of the land. This article explains how.

14 January 2026

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.

20 May 2019

Three industry organisations have joined forces to launch a brand new field-based arable event for Scotland.

16 October 2019

How to keep your water supply resilient during extreme weather

17 May 2019

Two upcoming monitor farm meetings will dig deeper into soil health for the arable sector.

8 May 2019

The Environment Agency has downgraded irrigation prospects for the 2019 season what can growers do now?

10 March 2025

Below average rainfall is triggering UK farmers and growers to adopt water savvy techniques early in the year, to be prepared should another agricultural drought hit.

13 December 2023

Helping farms cope when water supplies are cut

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