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Better soil management means UK farmers will be better-equipped for new legislation, such as the forthcoming EU Soils Directive, and meet cross-compliance regulations. There are also sound business benefits that can accrue from appropriate soil strategy changes.

But how do know if you're a soil champion or a cultivation culprit? Through the Improving Soil Management project, the AHRF (Agriculture and Horticulture Research Forum) has aimed to identify soil champions from across the agricultural sectors who have successfully addressed a range of soil-related issues. The UK's leading soil experts have pulled out from the studies gems that can help others get more from their soils.

The experiences and lessons learned have been brought together into a series of case studies in a new web-based resource, the Soils Information Gateway.

The project has been led by the British Potato Council on behalf of AHRF - a body that provides a forum for industry levy bodies to collaborate in the development and integration of appropriate strategic and applied R&D programmes and associated knowledge transfer activities, and to influence government prioritisation and investment in agri-food research.