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Soil Health – what’s it all about? 251 172 Soilmentor

Soil Health – what’s it all about?

This is the first in a series of blog posts from Jenni Dungait, our resident Soil Health Expert, on the scientific basis for soil tests.   Soil health is different from soil quality because it recognises the key role of soil biology as well as soil chemistry and soil physics. Getting soil health right can…

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Know your Soils #9: The plate meter 470 351 Soilmentor

Know your Soils #9: The plate meter

Welcome to the ninth instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land. Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” How to maintain productive…

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You’ve just got to moo-ve them! Greg Judy on mob grazing livestock 442 414 Soilmentor

You’ve just got to moo-ve them! Greg Judy on mob grazing livestock

A Farmerama short podcast sharing insights on building soil health with grazing livestock How do we manage grazing animals in a way that is most efficient for building soil health, growing grass and feeding livestock? Mob grazing is the answer according to Greg Judy (and many others). Listen to this short podcast sharing the voice…

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Know your soils #8: The most important thing you can do for your soil 1600 900 Soilmentor

Know your soils #8: The most important thing you can do for your soil

Welcome to the eighth instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land. Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Try 3 easy soil…

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Know your Soils #7: The Respiration Test 1358 772 Soilmentor

Know your Soils #7: The Respiration Test

Welcome to the seventh instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land. Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” How much biological activity…

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Know your Soils #6: Soil Health Reading List 551 406 Soilmentor

Know your Soils #6: Soil Health Reading List

Welcome to the sixth instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land. Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” The best books for…

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Know your Soils #5: How well can your soil can hold onto nutrients? 5184 3456 Soilmentor

Know your Soils #5: How well can your soil can hold onto nutrients?

Welcome to the fifth instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land. Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Can your soil hold…

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Know Your Soils #4: How to capture carbon in your soil 659 353 Soilmentor

Know Your Soils #4: How to capture carbon in your soil

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land.  Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” “If you want to capture…

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Making your soil rain-ready :  Skywatchers it’s time to look down 800 533 Soilmentor

Making your soil rain-ready :  Skywatchers it’s time to look down

This is a guest post by Niels Corfield, soil health, agroforestry and whole farm planning advisor, researcher and advocate. You can find more articles from him on medium. For graziers and farmers It’s been a “funny old year” from the wet, water-logged winter-spring to the now, dry spring-summer. Since we’re in a prolonged dry spell…

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Know your Soils #3: Monitor the impact of water run-off 570 376 Soilmentor

Know your Soils #3: Monitor the impact of water run-off

Welcome to the third instalment of our new 12 part Know your Soils series sharing practical tips for monitoring the soil health on your land.  Keep an eye out for our bitesize videos and fact sheets on simple tests you can do yourself on farm. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” How…

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Soil testing: The experience is as valuable as the results 5184 3456 Soilmentor

Soil testing: The experience is as valuable as the results

This blog post was written by Annie Landless, after an eye opening afternoon of soil testing with Charles, her Dad. My Dad and I had been talking about soil testing at home on our 375 acre farm since January, but it took until May to get outside and do the tests. While I live in London…

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Intro to Jennifer Dungait: Soil Health Expert 451 193 Soilmentor

Intro to Jennifer Dungait: Soil Health Expert

We are honoured to have Professor Jenni Dungait as a soils advisor and ambassador for Soilmentor. Jenni is a leading soil scientist, Editor in Chief for the European Journal of Soil Science and also offers brilliant insights into how soil works in the field through her consultancy Soil Health Expert. Find out more at www.soilhealthexpert.com…

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