SLM Database

Bokashi is a soil amendment formed by fermenting clippings of vegetation. It helps to increase soil organic matter content in fruit orchards.

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/06/2023 4:52 nm.

Willow and hazelnut trees have been planted in strips on arable land to reduce windspeed, decrease the leaching of nutrients and attract and support natural enemies of crops pests.

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/27/2023 2:21 nm.

Flower strips are established on arable crop access paths to attract and support natural enemies to control and decrease crop pests

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 08/15/2019 6:04 nm.

The organic matter content of arable land is increased by spreading mushroom compost ("champost"), growing green manure during the winter season, and reducing tillage

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 08/15/2019 3:57 nm.

Create strips with flowering plants in the margins of arable fields.

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/09/2019 5:23 nm.

Postponing the timing of ploughing a grassland field by one or two years to reduce nutrient losses and organic matter decomposition.

• Compiler: Jason Stuka
• 04/25/2015 8:54 nm.

Mineral ferilizers are (partly) replaced by organic fertilizers in order to have a higher organic matter input

• Compiler: wijnand sukkel
• 07/19/2017 3:30 nm.

Certified Organic Agriculture (EU standards) with a combination of arable and vegetable crops on sandy loam soils in the Netherlands

• Compiler: Marie Wesselink
• 12/06/2017 7:59 vm.

Separation of cow manure is a common practice on dairy farms in The Netherlands to improve the nutrient use efficiency.

• Compiler: Simone Verzandvoort
• 05/10/2015 4:23 nm.

Submerged drains are drains installed in grassland on peatsoils with the aims to decrease soil subsidence and emission of CO2 and N2O due to the oxidation of peat soil, and to maintain suitable groundwater levels in fields for grassland production and grazing.

• Compiler: Simone Verzandvoort
• 10/30/2015 12:29 nm.