Mark Measures

A fine crop of organic onions grown from seed. There has much debate recently about the use of green waste compost as a surface mulch for weed control by org...

Soil cultivations: ploughing, non-inversion tillage and soil quality Ploughing has received bad press in organic farming circles due to the higher fuel requi...

Soil Health “The health of soil, plant, animal and human is one and invisible”. That is a very profound statement, indeed in a world where human health is at...

I will be running a workshop based on the Churchill Fellowship on 12th July, near Newbury. It will include a discussion on the different soil analysis techni...

Soil Farmer of the Year 2018: Simon Cowell Half a day with Simon recently showed me a level of understanding of soil and its management that is rare amongst ...

Singh, B.R., McLaughlin, M.J., Brevik, E.C. (eds) 2017 The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health Catena-Schweizerbart, Stuttgart This book demands...

Soil Organic Matter and its role in climate change mitigation Soil organic matter (SOM) is the focus of much attention in both organic farming and convention
 of the subsequent cereal crop (spring oats) in an organically managed long-term crop rotation experiment...

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soil?” Edward Goff, organic dairy farmer, with acknowledgment to Matthew 16:26 Sw...

Soil Management in Denmark My travels took me to Denmark because the country has a highly developed agriculture research and advisory base and has been at th...

“... I cannot conceive of the time when knowledge of soils will be complete. Our expectation is that our successors will build on what has been done, as we a...

Compost “... the Latin name for man, homo, derived from humus, the stuff of life in the soil.” - Dr. Daniel Hillel Composting at Holme Lacy College The impor...