Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

There is much more carbon stored in Earth’s soil than in its atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic carbon (SOC).

Now is a good time to plan soil-sampling requirements for 2023 and have results on time to plan fertiliser requirements. Under cross-compliance, the prohibited application period for chemical ...

For decades, soil management has relied on sparse field sampling and averaged recommendations. While effective in relatively uniform landscapes, this approach breaks down in real-world fields where ...

The precision agriculture industry hasn’t done a great job articulating the value of site-specific soil testing, which has led to frustration from farmers, who aren’t sure how to use what they learn ...

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The fourth and final year of soil sampling in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) is now well underway. This phase focuses on farms in Co. Antrim and includes any remaining farms across Northern ...