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GREATsoils Blogs
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Low till – disturbing the soil less and less
Simon Gardner, Organics Manager at G’s on how he’s addressing soil health in an intensive salad system.
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Farmers working together for soil health
Nick Sheppard of Jepco says that early results are showing improved crop in both yield and quality, just the start of a massive learning curve.
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Nurturing soil for intensive cropping
"The way I see it, soil health needs to be our starting point. The ever diminishing spectrum of conventional pesticides has highlighted the need to take a holistic approach to crop health and soil health" - Steve Nickells, Valefresco
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Does sowing green manures early improve soil quality?
"The results have been staggering. I was expecting to see an improvement in the soil with the earlier sown green manures, but I didn’t expect such a graphic difference in the texture of the soil" - Iain Tolhurst, Tolhursts Organics
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Improving soil health in orchards
Video: James Smith of Loddingtons Farm on improving soil health in only 2 years, by trialling a mix of green manures.
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How Green Manures Protect My Soil
Video: Chris Molyneux of Molyneux Kale on why soil should always have something growing in it.
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How taking care of my soil bears fruit
"Because of what we’ve learned we are already discussing the planning of new orchards with greater attention to preparing the soil." - Paul Smith, Loddingtons
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Amendments For Soil Health – Getting To The Root Of The Problem
November saw the first meeting of a new Innovative Farmers field lab on soil health for top fruit being run as part of the AHDB GREAT soils programme.
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How I develop GREATsoils and cut costs
“Anecdotal evidence shows that cultivation costs are lower following cover crops due to more workable soils.” - Phillip Hubbert, JEPCO
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Soil Health is behind everything we do
I want to see if this trial can lead to a more sustainable growing system that will put something back into the soil whilst at the same time producing a good quality product. - Joe Rolfe, Taylorgrown