Summary of Practical Takeaways for SFS Soil Sampling: The 20% Rule: To meet the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Action 1, Welsh farms must soil sample at least 20% of their improved land every year, ensuring the entire farm is tested over a five-year cycle. Improved land is any land that has received fertiliser, manures, and/or lime! The Commercial Value: Accurate soil data informs better purchasing and application of fertilisers and manures, preventing the costly

Last year, we soil sampled 3,238 fields for Welsh farmers. From Anglesey to Gower, Fishguard to Newport, upland sheep to lowland intensive dairy. Fodder beet, maize, and root crop mixtures, 5-cut silage, and arable cropping. If a field was in Wales and it was soil tested last year, there’s a high chance it was us! For us at Brynmair, this means two things: We have a ‘bulk discount’ with the labs. Because we sample such a large proportion of Wales each year, we have a bulk dis