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‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure’, goes the old adage. What methods of soil sensing could help us to manage soils better for productivity and environmental outcomes? This is the question we are tackling through this pilot project.
We are looking for farmers and agricultural advisors to participate in workshops discussing the present and future of soil sensing in agriculture. We are interested to find out more about how both old (e.g. soil analysis, soil visual assessments) and new (e.g. remote sensing) technologies are used by land managers, and what soil information needs are emerging.
You do not need to have specific experience of new sensing technologies to participate in these events. We are recruiting participants for a series of 8 workshops in March and April 2020. Each workshop will last 2-3 hours and involve 5-10 people. The workshops will be organised at locations convenient to the participants. Each participant will receive £100 as a thank you for their time and to cover the cost of travel.
The 8 workshops will each explore soil sensing with farmers and agricultural advisors who fit into the following categories:
This project is being led by Dr Anna Krzywoszynska at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-food).
We are looking for farmers and agricultural advisors to participate in workshops discussing the present and future of soil sensing in agriculture. We are interested to find out more about how both old (e.g. soil analysis, soil visual assessments) and new (e.g. remote sensing) technologies are used by land managers, and what soil information needs are emerging.
You do not need to have specific experience of new sensing technologies to participate in these events. We are recruiting participants for a series of 8 workshops in March and April 2020. Each workshop will last 2-3 hours and involve 5-10 people. The workshops will be organised at locations convenient to the participants. Each participant will receive £100 as a thank you for their time and to cover the cost of travel.
The 8 workshops will each explore soil sensing with farmers and agricultural advisors who fit into the following categories:
- Livestock farming
- Arable farming in the Vale of York
- Arable farming in the East Midlands
- Mixed farming
- Horticulture in The Fenlands
- Horticulture in Nottinghamshire
- Young farmers [younger than 30]
- Urban agriculture
This project is being led by Dr Anna Krzywoszynska at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-food).
