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Hort – Soil health improvement: Cover crops and organic amendments

Much research and knowledge exchange on measures to improve soil health is happening on farm in the UK, and on the global stage. Cover cropping / green manures and the addition of organic amendments are some of the measures being used and promoted to improve soils. This webinar will report on AHDB funded and other work and point to resources to help you as regards these two topics

– Programme

2:00 Start 2:00 – 2:05 ‘Introduction to the webinar & soil resources for farmers and growers’, Grace Choto, AHDB, 5mins

2:05 – 2: 30‘Cover crops – species selection and management: findings from the Maxi-Cover crop project’, Anne Bhogal, RSK ADAS Ltd, 25 mins

2:30 – 2:55‘Quantifying the impact of cover crops and organic amendments’, Marc Allison, NIAB EMR, 25 mins

2:55 – 3:15‘Organic amendments – types, advantages & disadvantages’, Audrey Litterick, Earthcare Technical Ltd, 20 minutes

If you can’t make it for the live webinar, you can still register to receive a recording and links to resources after the event.