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  • Potato grower increases worm numbers with cover crops

    In 2016, Hutchinsons soil consultant Ed Brown visited 85 farms in the West Midlands to get a better picture of the state of soils in the area, looking at soil structure, worm numbers, cultivation and muck use, and also how root crops affected soil health.

  • Soil organic cover

    Keeping the soil covered is a fundamental principle of CA. Crop residues are left on the soil surface, but cover crops may be needed if the gap is too long between harvesting one crop and establishing the next.
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