Increase vegetative uptake of nutrients by arable crops
Cover crop after harvest through the winter
Convert arable land to extensive grassland
Improve arable crop establishment
Arable land is left with a rough surface following operations such as ploughing, discing or tine cultivation
Improve arable crop nutrition
Accurate calculation of nutrient requirements of arable crops
Predict crop nutrient requirements using canopy management or chlorophyll testing
Improve soil structure on arable land
Minimal tillage
Zero tillage
Undertake mechanical field operations on arable land when the soil is waterlogged
Loosen compacted soil layers on arable land
Shallow spiking, slitting or subsoiling
Avoid mechanical field operations on arable land when the soil is waterlogged
Increase soil organic matter on arable land
Incorporate crop residues
Minimal tillage
Zero tillage
Do not burn crop residues
Include a grass/clover ley during the rotation
Incorporation of FYM into arable land
Reduce soil organic carbon oxidation on arable land
Convert grassland to arable (by ploughing)
Zero tillage
Minimal tillage
Drain and cultivate peat soils
Cover crop after harvest through the winter