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Case Study - Worths Farm (M & S Farming with Nature Program)

A H Worth supply M&S with potatoes, a crop which has traditionally relied on the plough to create suitable soil conditions. The business has recently embarked on a regenerative farming journey to look at a series of regenerative farming approaches. The use of cover crops over winter to maintain soil structure is a key element which allows a significant reduction in cultivation requirements. The Farm Manager, Simon Day explains ‘silty soils tend to slump over winter so whatever cultivation is done in the autumn is almost useless. With help from Ian Robertson of Sustainable Soil Management the are learning how to use cover crops to condition the soil, maintaining root structure and microbial activity throughout the winter.’