SLM Database

The addition of organic matter, such as compost, to soils on farms can enhance soil health with benefits for soil organisms, soil structure, carbon sequestration and plant production.

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/01/2021 5:19 nm.

Silvopastoral Agroforestry in a natural farmed environment – This is an alley cropping system with rows of Perry pears and timber trees inter-planted with coppiced willow and alder. The pasture in between the rows is mob grazed with young dairy stock.

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/09/2019 1:39 nm.

Non-inversion and ‘shallow’ ploughing cultivation strategies on an organic farm, where the use of herbicides for weed control is prohibited.

• Compiler: Sabine Reinsch
• 06/10/2019 11:52 vm.

Crop establishment with minimal soil disturbance

• Compiler: Ceris A. Jones
• 02/24/2011 7:43 vm.

Surface cultivation of up to the top 10cm of soil but not complete inversion

• Compiler: Ceris A. Jones
• 02/24/2011 9:41 vm.

Improved soil management based on non-inversion tillage for cost-effective and timely crop establishment.

• Compiler: Alastaire Leake
• 02/24/2011 10:37 vm.

Surface cultivation of the top 10cm of soil but not complete inversion

• Compiler: Ceris A. Jones
• 02/24/2011 10:09 vm.

Non-inversion tillage to create a seedbed

• Compiler: Ceris A. Jones
• 02/24/2011 8:50 vm.

Acidification treatments were applied to improved pastures in an attempt to restore plots to a semi-natural state

• Compiler: Tandra Fraser
• 06/02/2016 3:51 nm.

Surface cultivation of up to the top 10cm of soil but not complete inversion

• Compiler: Ceris A. Jones
• 02/24/2011 8:14 vm.