by Jonathan Holmes | Jan 20, 2022 | Soil
Everybody’s talking about ‘carbon capture’ and increasing soil carbon; we say ‘bring on the worms’! A good worm population (10 to 25 worms per square metre) can significantly help redress soil balance in favour of crop production. Worms...
by Jonathan Holmes | Jan 19, 2022 | Company News
Lordington Park Agronomy is delighted to announce that it has chosen Shiresmill Therapy Riding Centre as its Charity of the Year for 2022. Shiresmill Therapy Riding is a registered charity that provides therapeutic riding and other equine related sessions to people of...
by Jonathan Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Grassland Management, Soil
Everyone tells you to grow Ryegrass, yet Cocksfoot is more cost-effective, and weather tolerant, to grow than Ryegrass. Grass is the cheapest source of energy but managing the grassland to optimise nutritional content of the grazing land, or more crucially forage,...
by Jonathan Holmes | May 30, 2021 | Equine management
Has the behaviour of your horse changed this spring? If we consider how grass grows, then a greater understanding can be gained of our horses’ behaviour. Many customers from around the country (more than 20 now this year) have contacted me asking for advice as their...
by Jonathan Holmes | Apr 15, 2021 | Soil
Five years I was asked to help investigate problems on a farm where the son had taken over a few years before and had been moving away from a plough-based system into organic manure applications, a minimum tillage regimen, and was considering cover crops. He...
