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Understanding the world beneath our feet holds the key to developing sustainable farming practices. CPM looks at the progress being made in the AHDB-BBRO Soil Biology and Soil Health Partnership. Soil is like a desert with the occasional oasis. By Lucy de la Pasture The importance of the soil in sustaining life has been recognised for centuries. In the 1500’s Leonardo Da Vinci famously said, ‘We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.’ Since then a massive amount of research has taken place into soils but a disconnect remains between pure science and its application in the field, says Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, NIAB head of farming systems research. She’s leading the Soil Biology and Soil Health Partnership, part of AHDB’s GREATsoils programme, and has a remit to address this disconnect and find practical ways of assessing soil health. It’s a project that has a dynamic approach, working closely with industry partners as well as growers, who are sharing their tacit knowledge of managing their own soils and providing a testbed for a package of indicators for soil health. “The partnership brings together expertise spanning from the newest science to practical knowledge. Within…
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