Soil and Nutrient Workshop – November 2018
Thirty five farmers, land managers and environmental specialists came together on Thursday 15 November at Plumpton College to learn about the links between good soil health and crop yields at the Brighton ChaMP for Water soil and nutrient workshop from Joel Williams of Integrated Soils. The day was designed to stimulate thinking about innovative ways to improve groundwater quality through more sustainable land management. Here’s an overview of the day.
Joel’s presentations covered the Fundamentals of Soil Health and Integrated Nitrogen Management. He summarises his ‘Top Tips for Soil Health’ here, with his full presentations here.
Shai Gilad, Natural England’s Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer and ChaMP partner gave an overview of the ChaMP Project and Rural Incentives, while Robin Kelly of Southern Water provided details about Southern Water’s Current Grant Schemes.