Soil health event to see farmers share real-world learnings to boost productivity, resilience and profitability.
Farmers and land managers are being invited to attend a dedicated soil health event designed to explore how healthier soils can improve crop performance, strengthen resilience and support long-term farm profitability.
The free event will bring together farmers, researchers and industry specialists who have been studying and improving soil health across a range of Lincolnshire farms.
Speakers will share real-world experiences from different soil types and at varying stages of their soil health journey, offering practical insight into what’s worked, what hasn’t, and the benefits they have achieved.
With increasing pressures around food security, sustainability and biodiversity, soil health is becoming a critical factor in modern farming systems. The event will examine how improving soil structure, biology and nutrient efficiency can help reduce input costs while maintaining or enhancing yields.
Attendees will hear about trials and experiments carried out on the five main soil types found across Lincolnshire, including an in-depth look at the role of cover cropping and how it can be integrated into different farming systems.
In addition, a range of companies will be present to showcase alternative nutrients, innovative technologies for more efficient farming, and laboratory services offering soil and crop analysis to help farmers make data-driven decisions.
Paul Ward, Agriculture and Horticulture Adviser at Business Lincolnshire, said: “Healthy soils are the foundation of productive, resilient and profitable farming, and there has never been a more important time to understand them.
“This event is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your understanding of soil health, it’s needs, challenges and benefits. And with case studies being shared by farmers from across Lincolnshire with a variety of soil types, farm sizes and crops, everyone in attendance will have practical lessons to take away from the day.”
Following discussions on the importance of soil health and the need for more knowledge sharing amongst the county’s growers, the event has been designed and funded by and for our farming community through the Greater Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture.
Matt Riddington, Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, said: “Soil health has been a hot topic amongst farmers for some time now, and during a forum meeting last year we emphasised the need to bring benefits and learnings from trials and experiments to the county’s wider farming community.
“This event in February will mark the start of a more strategic approach to knowledge sharing, one designed with farmers in mind and led by the forum which represents their interests.”
‘Soil Health and Agriculture’ will be held at Lincoln University’s Riseholme Campus on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
The event is free to attend and a light lunch will be provided.
Book your place at: www.tickettailor.com/events/glffah/2018269