Short video with Hugh McClymont from SRUC’s Crichton Royal Farm in Dumfries promoting good soil management in a grassland system with high rainfall. He stresses the importance of ameliorating soil compaction and opening up the stubble using chisel ploughing after forage maize harvest to maintain soil structure and reduce the chance of surface water run-off and potential soil erosion.
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