Displaying items by tag: SOIL HEALTH

A study arising from a partnership with Ravensdown, AgResearch and Ngāi Tahu Farming, has created a benchmark approach to testing the health of soils.

OPINION: Good nutrient management will keep nutrients cycling within the farm system and reduce losses to the environment to the bare minimum.

Decline in soil physical properties takes considerable expense and many years to correct, and can increase the risk of soil erosion by water or wind.

OPINION: Environmental and economic performance and sustainability of our agriculture, including forestry, can be greatly influenced by soil quality.

Earthworms improve the general condition of farming soils, reduce surface runoff of contaminants from pasture and prevent soil erosion.

Northland dairy farmer David Cole will tell you there is no better sight than a green paddock full of black and white cows.

Winter is a critical time for livestock farmers, with increased risk of erosion and sediment getting into waterways.

Whole-farm soil testing saves Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence about $15,000 on fertiliser each year.

An international soil scientist says restocking the world’s arable soil with carbon is more important than climate change.

So-called sacrifice paddocks are a last resort option for protecting wet pasture from the effects of stock trampling in winter.