Experiments
Research Case Studies (One Page Flyer)
Greenhouse Gases
- Research case study 14: Measurements of greenhouse gases on the NWFP
- Research case study 16: Spatial relationships of soil factors to GHGs at field scale
- Research case study 17: Developing an Eddy Covariance system
- Research case study 18: Comparing greenhouse gas emissions from intensively managed grasslands and newly created species-rich grassland
- Research case study 20: Potential gradient in soil functions on the NWFP
- Research case study 22: Measuring nitrous oxide emissions for life cycle assessment of pasture-based beef production systems
- Research case study 32: Relating soil properties to GHG emissions from grassland
Livestock Health and Performance
- Research case study 38: Aerobic spoilage of silage
- Research case study 10: Life cycle analysis of pasture based beef production system
- Research case study 21: Bacterial colonisation dynamics and development of the bovine respiratory microbiome
- Research case study 26: Does antimicrobial resistance (AMR) selection in cattle differ between grazing systems common to the UK?
Meteorology
Modelling
Pests and Diseases
Plants
- Research case study 9: SUREROOT: Roots for the future a systematic approach to root design
- Research case study 24: Visualization of the spatial distribution of pasture species
- Research case study 29: Identification of fungal ‘endophyte’ populations present in plants on the North Wyke farm platform
- Research case study 35: How do Deep Rooting Grasses affect Soil Micronutrients 1
- Research case study 36: How do Deep Rooting Grasses affect Soil Micronutrients 2
Remote Sensing
- Research case study 2: The potential of remote sensing
- Research case study 19: The potential for radar and optical satellite data to predict grass growth and mass
- Research case study 33: Drone aerial photography/mapping of the farm platform
Soil Biology
- Research case study 5: Impact of grassland reseeding on diversity and abundance of soil arthropods
- Research case study 6: The distribution of soil insects across three spatial scales in agricultural grassland
- Research case study 23:The Relationship Between Earthworm Biomass and Soil Structure on the NWFP
- Research case study 28: Seasonal dynamics of Sitona obsoletus in the UK and the potential impacts of rising surface temperatures on the life cycle
Soil Nutrients
- Research case study 39: Soil Organic Carbon - A single proxy measure of sustainability for pastoral systems?
- Research case study 8: Soil health indicators for sustainable livestock production
- Research case study 11: Phosphate stable oxygen isotope variability within a grassland soil
- Research case study 13: Spatial variation of Olsen-P
- Research case study 15: Soil Selenium profiles across the farm platform and correlating with forage content
- Research case study 25: The carbon footprint of beef: soil organic carbon
Soil Physics
- Research case study 7: Investigation of soil moisture spatial variability given limited sampling resources
- Research case study 31: North Wyke Farm Platform – Portable Gamma Spectrometry Pilot Study
Water Quality
- Research case study 12: Transfers of dissolved organic nitrogen under different grassland management systems
- Research case study 27: Investigating the transfer of E. coli through agricultural systems
- Research case study 30: Phosphorus losses from soil to water – an isotopic assessment
- Research case study 34: Evaluating storm period in situ high resolution phosphorus data from the North Wyke Farm Platform
- Research case study 37: The stable oxygen isotope ratio of resin extractable phosphate derived from fresh cattle faeces