SF Soil

SF Soil

1. OM

   • 2-2.5%
     • increase 0.5% after 15-20yrs continuous input
   • general decline in OM
     • National Soil Inventory
   • degrades quicker than it builds up

2. finite resource

   • filter/buffer to protect food

3. majority of carbon loss occurs where there was more to start with

4. soil quality

   • capacity of a soil to function
     • Duran and Parkin, 1994

5. safeguarding our soils, 2009

   • soil strategy for England
   • 3 main risks
     • OM decline
     • erosion
     • compaction
     • prevent via...
       • increasing information
       • providing guidance
       • regulation/incentives

6. £300m to deal with soil issues

   • direct and indirect

7. soil management in CAP reform

   • soil protection review one of most common cross compliance failures
   • through GAEC's

8. Soil Protection Review