News & Insight

How grass management can prevent Laminitis

Laminitis is a crippling disorder that causes the soft tissues within a horse’s hoof to swell and weaken. Dietary management is one of the best ways to prevent laminitis.

Reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas levels by growing a carbon sink

Get planting and generate productive profitable soils: long-term benefits to the environment and the generation of cost-effective yields will be invaluable.

Weather proof soils to benefit grass and horses

Many of our paddocks struggled last year with a wet winter & spring, followed by a summer drought. How to weatherproof your soil to benefit grass & horses.

Generating a ‘Sward Improvement Plan’: using Albrecht soil sampling

Whatever your soil type, mismanagement can rapidly deplete the soil fertility and create an unproductive environment for any crop to grown in.

Yorkshire Horse & Rider Safety: fundraising success

The Yorkshire Horse & Rider Safety Event at Beverley Racecourse was a fundraising success - you helped us raise £201 for The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. To coincide with this year's National Equestrian Safety Day on Monday 26 March, leading equine experts...

Soil not supplements: how to give your horse the nutrients it needs

Feeding Calcium and Magnesium supplements to calm your horses down? Save money and create sustainable Happy Horses by allowing Lordington Park Agronomy to rebalance your soil.

Yorkshire Horse and Rider Safety Event

In recognition of this year’s National Equestrian Safety Day on Monday 26 March 2018, Lordington Park Agronomy is hosting the inaugural Yorkshire Horse & Rider Safety Event.

Short-term horse pasture fixes vs long-term benefits

Expensive fertilisers & grass seed, or repeated ploughing, may provide a quick fix for your pastures but are they exactly what your soil and grass need to sustain productivity for your horses? Probably not.

Soil sampling in Autumn & Winter for healthy grass

Soil sampling to correct possible problems, or to find out what is happening in the soil, is best carried out in the autumn or winter months. Once results are analysed, there is plenty of time to apply corrective fertiliser in the winter so that it is available in the...

Introducing our DIY Soil Testing Service

Yorkshire-based Lordington Park Agronomy is delighted to work with clients across the UK. But we recognise that time is not always on the side of our busy clients and finding a mutually suitable time to visit is no mean feat. Which is why we also offer a ‘DIY Soil Sample Service’.

Albrecht soil analysis – how it works

Lordington Park Agronomy specialises in Albrecht soil analysis. We find out what’s happening and increase fertility in an evolutionary & sustainable way.

LPA’s Jonathan runs for Blind Veterans UK

Joanthan Holmes is running the York 10km in August to help raise money for Blind Veterans UK, the charity that offers support to member of the Armed Forces suffering with sight loss. Having already completed the Hull 10km this year, Jonathan is putting himself through...

Lordington Park Agronomy at the Driffield Show

Lordington Park Agronomy was delighted to exhibit at the Yorkshire's largest one-day country show - the Driffield Show - at The Showground in Driffield this month. Thousands of visitors flocked to the Driffield Show, which is organised by the Driffield Agricultural...

The ideal soil for healthy horses

Knowing whether your soil type is predominately clay, sand or silt is helpful for ensuring you have the right grass species for your paddock to help keep your horses in good health. We can’t change what is given in our soils but we need to know what the proportions...

Essential soil nutrition for healthy grass…and your horses

Nutrient deficiencies occur in grass when an essential element is not taken up by a species in sufficient quantities - so what makes healthy grass? Trace elements occur naturally in soils at concentrations of less than 100 mg kg−1. Some of these are essential for...