The TRUTH Project: Unearthing soil secrets

Thriving Roots Underpinning Total soil Health –

TRUTH is a three-year £1m research programme, led by BOFIN alongside four partners. It is funded by the Farming Futures R&D fund, part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme which is delivered by Innovate UK. Project number: 10085980.

This project will deliver two key innovations:

– A farmer-led platform comprising on-farm soil/root health testing tools validated during the project with  ‘Root Rangers’, farmers who are trained to use it to inform SSM practices and to evaluate novel genetics and bioproducts.

– An in-field soil health sensor, which provides >10 soil health indicators, bringing in the measurement of microbial diversity and fungal:bacterial ratio.

The Soil Circle is the farmer-led community for the TRUTH Project. It’s free for all to join and offers farmers the opportunity to exchange valuable knowledge. Click here to join now.