BASIS - Soil and Water Management
Harper Adams University
Soil science and management course.
Soil Structure and its Benefits
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
This report synthesises the evidence on the relationship between soil structure and benefits, focusing mainly on agricultural, mineral soil.
Improving Soils for Better Returns
AHDB
Advice for avoiding and reducing compaction due to livestock.
Farming rules for water – getting full value from fertilisers and soil
Defra
Soil management regulations for compliance with the Water Framework Directive.
Soils and Natural Flood Management
Environment Agency
Manual to improve understanding of natural capacity of soils to accept rain water.
Valuing Your Soil: Practical Guidance for Scottish Farmers
CREW / SRUC
Protection and improvement of farm soils, making farming more profitable.
Seven Ways to Save our Soils
Soil Association
Guide of simple practice to protect and improve soils.
Soils, fertilisers & manures
SRUC
Series of factsheets covering a range of soils and soil quality issues.
Cross compliance in England: soil protection standards
Defra
Most recent cross-compliance standards (focus on rules).
Better Soil and Grassland Management for Scottish Beef and Lamb Producers
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
Guidance for soil and grassland.
Getting the Most from Your Soil
Welsh Government / EA Wales
Guide to land resources management.
Protecting our Water, Soil and Air: A code of good agricultural practice for farmers, growers and land managers
Defra / Natural England in association with Environment Agency
Protection of air, water and soil and meeting legal requirements.
Single Payment Scheme Cross Compliance Guidance for Soil Management
Defra / RPA
Practical and rules-based guidance for soil management, soil risk assessment, soil protection and remediation.
Soil Analysis & Management
Institute of Organic Training and Advice / Defra
Soil analysis guidance.
Best Practice for Managing Soil Organic Matter (SOM) in Agriculture (lowland)
ADAS
Guide to practices for managing SOM on-farm.
Best Practice for Managing Soil Organic Matter (SOM) in Agriculture
ADAS
Guide to practices for managing SOM in agriculture.
Best Practice for Managing Soil Organic Matter (SOM) in Agriculture (upland)
ADAS
Guide to practices for managing SOM in upland agriculture.
Best Farming Practices: Profiting from a good environment
Environment Agency
A guide to soil management for environmental protection and farm profitability.
Think Soils Manual
EA / AHDB
The ‘think soils’ manual is a practical guide to soil assessment.
Defra Best Practice Information Sheets
Defra
Soil Management Best Practice Information Sheet.
Single Payment Scheme Cross Compliance Soil Protection Review
Defra
Practical and rules-based guidance for soil management, soil risk assessment, soil protection and remediation.
Single Payment Scheme Cross Compliance Guidance for Soil Management
Defra
Practical and rules-based guidance for soil management, soil risk assessment, soil protection and remediation.
Target on Establishment
Soil Management Initiative (SMI) / Vaderstad
Guidance for no or minimum tillage.
The Identification of Soils for Forest Management
Forest Research
Providing rapid soil identification for good soil and forest management.
The Soil Code
MAFF / Welsh Office Agriculture Department
A code of good agricultural practice for the protection of soil.
Sustainable Use of Soil
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
Thorough review on soils packed full with info.
A Guide to Better Soil Structure
National Soil Resource Institute / Cranfield University
Guidance for protecting and enhancing soil structure.