Soil and Water
Soil
Soil is a biodynamic medium that can easily be damaged or lost through the application of inappropriate management. Pig keeping provides an opportunity to improve soil texture and maintain levels of essential plant nutrients keeping the soil healthy and reducing the risk of soil erosion.
Code of Good Agricultural Practice.
A Guide to Better Soil Structure – This booklet is aimed at farmers, growers and landowners who recognise the need for better soil management. It helps identify soil structures and gives guidance on hope on how a better structure can be achieved and then maintained.
The Soilscapes Viewer is a free, easy-to-use, online soil reporting tool which produces summary soils information for a specific location. Soilscapes conveys a summary of the broad regional differences in the soil landscapes of England and Wales.
Happy as a pig in……Grass – BPEX Case Study – An outdoor pig producer in Norfolk has been successfully using a new variety of grass, Rhizomatous Tall Fescue (RTF). It has been used in dry sow and farrowing paddocks in preference to the usual perennial ryegrass mix, and seed cost is comparable. Excellent results in terms of durability and consistent grass coverage have been observed.
