Helping the farmers and land managers of tomorrow by providing new tools to measure soil health without the need for laboratories.
Using artificial intelligence to monitor and predict soil health for farmers and growers across Europe.
"The farmers of tomorrow will use their mobile phones as pocket soil laboratories. This will allow them to save on energy, eliminate fertilisers and produce food more efficiently while also getting paid for capturing atmospheric carbon”
We’re going to find out which soil health indicators work best, and work with pilot sites on the ground to test and develop tools in the real world environment.
A framework for monitoring and assessing soil health at national level
Sebastian GutierrezSebastian Gutierrez and Lucas Gomes from the Department of Agroecology write about their research into new tools for national soil health monitoring. The European Union is working to approve the Soil Monitoring Law, which aims...
Understanding soil with spectroscopy: A game changer for sustainable farming?
Kostas KaryotisFor anyone involved in agriculture or land management, understanding the health and composition of soil is paramount. Traditionally, this has meant sending soil samples to laboratories, a process that can be slow, costly, and resource-intensive....
Soil health now – but when? Why we need to consider the timing of indicators like infiltration in forest soils
Peter LehmannWhile the recent “Soil Health Now” conference in Wageningen rightly emphasised the urgent need for soil health protection and the role of specific indicators in the upcoming soil health law, a critical yet often neglected...
