The PROSOIL Project

Healthy soils are the true drivers of sustainable and profitable agriculture

The IBERS PROSOIL project is about:

• How grassland farming practices affect soil health
• Management strategies to promote healthier soils for high yielding and high quality grassland and to give environmental benefits
• Collaboration between farmers, scientists and representatives from the agricultural supply chain industry to assess how healthy soils can improve Welsh farming businesses
• Development farmers as part of IBERS team monitoring soil health indicators e.g. bulk density, soil water status, nutrient contents and earthworm populations
• IBERS' Grassland Development Centre working with commercial development farms and farmer discussion groups
• In the last two years of the project, the impacts of improvements in soil health on the quality of livestock products will be looked at
• Look out for Open Days and farm walks, supported by fact-sheets and this dedicated website

More information about the project can be downloaded here:    PROSOIL 2011 Flyer 

Or contact Jan Newman on 01970 823085 or jln@aber.ac.uk

This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 - 2013 which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.