Soil and Water Management Centre

Taking-up the Critical Challenge

The Centre exists to help UK farming make the most of its two most important assets, soil and water, through training, workshops, demonstrations and advice.

An industry-led initiative to help UK farming make the most of its two most precious assets.

• Acting as a central source of soil and water management information and expertise, and national forum for establishing essential improvement priorities.
• Making practical soil and water management training and advisory materials widely accessible and co-ordinating farm-based workshops and demonstration projects.
• Instigating and supporting applied soil and water management research addressing particular challenges and improvement opportunities.

Leading industry partners establishing a national focus for improvement at Harper Adams University.

• Plugging important gaps in practical soil and water management understanding under modern production systems.
• Recovering 30 years of critical losses in national soil and water management expertise and training.
• Delivering major improvements in co-ordinated soil and water management advice and support to crop and livestock producers across the country.

Working hand-in-hand with farmers and key research and training providers for the greatest overall industry value.