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Download PDF Recent research from Rothamsted Research has shown that 38% of arable soils in England and Wales are degraded, so how could the drill play a role in improving this? CPM speaks to the experts and takes a look at what’s new on the market. Reducing soil movement should lead to reduced fixed costs in the longer term. By Charlotte Cunningham For some time now, the industry has struggled with a way of benchmarking soils based on carbon-clay ratio, but last month, Rothamsted Research announced that it’s finally been able to develop an easy to use index. Based on the findings of a number of European studies, the new index classifies soils by the proportion of organic matter vs clay that they contain, giving a good idea of how much carbon they can take up and store – vital in the fight against climate change – as well as a general indicator of how well they are functioning. Rothamsted Research has developed an index to benchmark soils based on a carbon-clay ration “Soil carbon is vital for the proper functioning of soil, but it’s absolute value alone is not always a true reflection of a soil’s health due to…
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