Improve your soil? These manuals will help you

A strong soil is the foundation of healthy and future-proof agriculture. During the Green Manure Day in Lelystad, the Better Soil Management project launched two handbooks: Tillage and Soil Biology and Disease Reduction. The handbooks compile the latest insights into tillage, soil life, and disease resistance and translate them into practical applications.

With these manuals you get free access to the latest insights from, among other things, public-private partnerships (PPP) Better Soil ManagementThe manuals can help you make smart choices about how to cultivate your soil, stimulate soil life, and increase your soil's disease-resistant capacity. This way, you can work step by step towards sustainable soil management by 2030. 

What does the Soil Tillage manual contain? 
The manual Tillage Provides a clear overview of how different tillage methods and their intensity affect your soil. The manual, for example, delves into specific and current operations such as toss and turn en sowing on the groundThe manual also describes the factors that influence the choice of tillage method. It also addresses the effects of tillage on crop needs, such as moisture supply and nutrient availability. 

Importance of soil life 
The manual Soil biology and disease suppression Describes in detail why soil life is important for a sustainable agricultural system under changing climate conditions. For example, how soil animals ensure better water regulation and the availability of nutrients to plants.  

Practical measures for developing a disease-resistant soil
Soil life and soil properties can ensure that minimal damage to the crop occurs even when a disease is present. The soil biology and disease suppression handbook provides an overview. eight practical measures to stimulate soil life and disease resistance. 

Every company is different 
The manuals don't specify which tillage method is better than another, but merely present available facts from recent research. In this way, the manuals offer farmers the opportunity to explore which tillage method is best suited to their farm.  

Sources: 
_{Improving your soil? These manuals will help you move forward - Groen Kennisnet 
Soil biology and disease resistance: Green Knowledge Network wiki 
Soil cultivation manual - Wiki Green Knowledge Network} 

More information: 
Groenkennisnet - Healthy crop tool 
Professional information for arable farmers