Soil health unlocked by new analysis N


ew soil testing aims to help farmers and agronomists un- derstand soil in a more de-


tailed way than ever before. The tests from Eurofi ns Agro have been launched in the UK and Ireland to provide chemical, physical, and bio- logical insight, offering farmers a bet- ter way to monitor, manage and im- prove the health and fertility of their soil


“Three new products – Fertilisa-


tion Manager, Soil Crop Monitor and Soil Life Monitor – are now available to UK and Irish farmers. They offer the most comprehensive way to ana- lyse and improve soil health, says Eu- rofi ns Agro managing director Dan Robinson (right). “This includes the chemical values


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of macro and micronutrients,” says Mr Robinson. “Soil pH and the over- all structure of the soil is also ana- lysed in conjunction with biological components such as fungi and bac- teria,” he adds.


Microbial biomass from the sam-


ple will help farmers to understand sensitivity of the soil to farming methods such as ploughing. Bacte- ria in the sample will enable the ac- curate calculation of what nutrients need to be added to optimise plant health and growth.


Soil Crop Monitor analyses both the soil and the plant. This measures the plant available nutrients and the nutrients absorbed by the crop. It also identifi es some physical characteris- tics such as pH and the quality of or- ganic matter.


Soil fertility is a central factor in our fertilisation advice. Soils capa- ble of properly binding nutrients pro- vide signifi cantly higher yields. Anal- ysis results provide insights, enabling growers to improve and retain soil quality.


Phospholipid fatty acids found in soil can be measured to provide a fi ngerprint of soil content, says Mr Robinson. They degrade quickly in the soil, so the analysis gives an indication of the amount of living


biomass, he adds.


“This is the most detailed routine analysis of soil life available and has countless applications for agricul- ture. We are excited to make all of these tests available to farmers and growers across the UK and Ireland.”


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