Ian Robertson
2025
Ian has a lifelong involvement in all things soil, growing up on an organic farm, working in various consultancy roles helping farmers understand their soils. Over the last 20 years Ian has developed one of the most detailed soil tests on the market, used throughout the UK and Europe enabling sustainable food production and landscape management
My Sessions
Rainfall Simulator
See the dramatic effect of two inches of rainfall on soils under different management regimes: no-till and cultivated, with and without cover and under permanent pasture
Rainfall Simulator
See the dramatic effect of two inches of rainfall on soils under different management regimes: no-till and cultivated, with and without cover and under permanent pasture
Uncovering Limiting Factors on Your Farm
Abby Rose
Tim Williams
Ian Robertson
Jed Soleiman
We will unpick how the physical, biological and mineral aspects of the soil impact each other. Learn how you can work with visual indicators, lab tests and other observations to troubleshoot and identify limiting factors on your farm. We will do this by focusing on 3-4 key talking points, such as a compaction layer in […]