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Somerset: More from less – making the most of your soils

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2026

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Summary

This 2026 AHDB-convened workshop in Somerset brought together farmers, advisors, and practitioners to exchange knowledge on soil productivity and stewardship within mixed farming systems. Rather than generating new experimental data, the event functioned as a capacity-building and knowledge translation exercise, aiming to foster adoption of resource-efficient soil management strategies. The initiative reflects a practitioners' focus on maximising productivity from existing soil resources in a temperate farming context.

Regional applicability

Directly applicable to United Kingdom farming practice. The Somerset-based workshop specifically targeted mixed farming systems in a temperate maritime climate and engaged UK-based practitioners, making findings immediately relevant to English farming policy and advisory practice.

Key measures

Not applicable — this was a knowledge translation event rather than an experimental study with quantitative metrics.

Outcomes reported

The event documented practitioner knowledge and experience on soil management strategies aimed at improving productivity. Outcomes likely included shared case studies, advisory guidance, and capacity-building on resource-efficient soil stewardship.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Soil health assessment & monitoring
Study type
Policy
Study design
Workshop / knowledge exchange event
Source type
Grey literature
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Mixed farming
Catalogue ID
IRmqf5q0dv-08314d

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