Mark Measures

We are learning as we go along and the latest research adds to the knowledge available when I wrote my blog on Soil Organic Matter and Cl...

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...

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

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

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 Farmer of the Year 2018: Simon Cowell Half a day with Simon recently showed me a level of understanding of soil and its management t...

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

Soil Organic Matter and its role in climate change mitigation Soil organic matter (SOM) is the focus of much attention in both organic fa
 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...

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