GREATsoils: Engineering the landscape to secure asparagus production

If a field shows signs of erosion ie rills, gullies or muddy flows, then the land is potentially not capable of supporting that crop without damaging the soil. This factsheet focuses on grassed waterways as an option for reducing soil erosion and looks at how Cobrey Farms, Ross-on-Wye have implemented them to conserve soils.  

It provides information on - 

  • How to construct grassed waterways
  • The growers' experience on the impact of grassed waterways on erosion control

This information was last updated in 2017.

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