Natural resources

30 April 2019

AHDB works closely with partners across Scotland, including research institutes, industry bodies and of course, farmers. In each issue we will be highlighting one of those partnerships to explain more about how it benefits levy payers.

14 March 2019

Soil cultivation strategies and benchmarking highlights from Simon Brock's time as Dereham Monitor Farmer

27 February 2019

2018 is likely to be remembered for some extreme weather. But how will that affect farming in 2019?

27 February 2019

The weather in the last year has been more challenging than most - how are its effects being felt farming?

2 September 2025

The AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) offers best practice guidance on the application of mineral fertilisers, manures and slurries to crops and grassland.

6 February 2019

Rainfall levels have been below average so far this winter and this has implications for nutrient management

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.

21 November 2025

All the latest analysis on weather events and their effect on farming and growing

24 January 2019

Find out about indicators that could help you test the health of your soil

3 December 2024

The ‘thinksoils’ manual is a practical guide to soil assessment. It aims to help farmers, land managers, government and non-government advisers to recognise problems with erosion and runoff from agricultural land. Our changing climate makes this issue increasingly important.

8 May 2025

A technical e-newsletter for the arable industry.

21 December 2018

A ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde slug pellets is to be introduced across Great Britain from spring 2020.

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