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Philip
Sep 2, 20233 min read
Ohh for a few Billion More …. Earthworms, that is!
One can hardly fail to miss the onslaught of discussion and publications extoling the virtues of “reduced cultivations” (in all there...


Philip
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Neigh it up.
Each year I am asked about management of horse paddocks by clients who need better and more consistent grazing for either their friend,...


Philip
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Say Hello!
Why the sudden interest in beans? Why not come and find out and at the same time say "Hello"? Western Arable (your local grain marketing...


Philip
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Drainage
Waterlogging remains a significant constraint upon crop yield in areas with high rainfall and/or poor drainage. A yield penalty ranging...


Philip
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Soil Consistence
Summer 2021 brought a mixed bag of weather. Mean UK temperatures for June and July were slightly warmer and rainfall amounts varied...


Philip
May 8, 20211 min read
Waterlogged soils
When soil is waterlogged, plants literally drown. Water fills all the air spaces between the soil particles and this prevents oxygen from...


Philip
Feb 26, 20212 min read
WATER MOVEMENT
Water runs down hill, it always has done and I believe it always will. But sometimes it can “push up” through the soil profile. Why is that?
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