SOILS & NUTRIENTS NEWS

Sustainable food – why soil health matters 21 September 2011

Sustainable food – why soil health matters

Sustainability Consultant Vanessa Sturman explains why soil is a farmer’s most valuable asset when it comes to growing high quality produce.

Improving evidence for buffer strip effectiveness for P across the DTC's
12 December 2011

Improving evidence for buffer strip effectiveness for P across the DTC's

ADAS is involved in a collaborative project investigating the effectiveness of buffer strips at removing sediment and Phosphorus (P) across the three Demonstration Test Catchments (DTC).

Hampshire Avon DTC expansion to the River Tamar
20 October 2011

Hampshire Avon DTC expansion to the River Tamar

ADAS has recently aligned with the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and South West Water (SWW) to adopt the River Tamar as an official satellite to one of the sentinel demonstration Test Catchments (DTC) - the Hampshire Avon.

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Supporting sediment management across the River Test CSF priority catchment
17 January 2012

Supporting sediment management across the River Test CSF priority catchment

ADAS has been commissioned to undertake tracing and modelling work to inform the improved management of the sediment problem across the River Test CSF priority catchment.

New chlorpyrifos requirements announced
13 January 2012

New chlorpyrifos requirements announced

New requirements for all 2012 applications of chlorpyrifos insecticides have been announced by a consortium of the three major approval holders of UK products; Dow AgroSciences, Makhteshim Agan and Headland...

Assessing the efficacy of riparian buffer strips for sediment trapping
07 December 2011

Assessing the efficacy of riparian buffer strips for sediment trapping

An ADAS team led by Professor Adrian Collins has been using innovative dual-signature tracer technology to assess the efficacy of riparian buffers for mitigating sediment losses to neighbouring watercourses.

Pollutant source apportionment for improved management of River Mease
30 November 2011

Pollutant source apportionment for improved management of River Mease

ADAS has been commissioned by Natural England to undertake source apportionment work to inform the improved management of the River Mease SSSI/SAC.

Assessing efficacy of advice & mitigation measures for sediment & organic wastes
14 November 2011

Assessing efficacy of advice & mitigation measures for sediment & organic wastes

A team led by Professor Adrian Collins is embarking on a programme to detect the landscape scale efficacy of targeted advice and mitigation measures for sediment and organic wastes (slurries...