Origin Soil Nutrition

17/04/2026

The Cost of Soil Sampling 💷
What’s the difference between a basic and broad-spectrum soil sample?

Basic
• Only covers the main macro nutrients

Broad spectrum
• Provides accurate levels of the full nutrient spectrum, allowing all nutrient deficiencies to be taken into consideration

The physical process of collecting the samples is no different, but the difference in the detail is vast.

The per hectare difference between a standard and broad-spectrum test is an increase of just £2.85/ha. Averaged out across a five-year period, it’s a 57p/ha/yr increase to change from a standard to a broad-spectrum nutrient analysis.

The real cost of staying with a standard sample could be much higher than you think, as growers and agronomists won’t have the data to improve yield and quality.

09/04/2026

We talk about soil sampling a lot as it’s a vital process to achieve the right crop nutrition, but how does it work?

Read our Nutrition Agronomist Abby Kellett's blog on why soil sampling is vital to improve grassland performance, and get some tips on taking them and then implementing a fertiliser strategy to deliver the best results.

https://www.originsoilnutrition.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Blog-Grassland-sampling-March-26.pdf

09/03/2026

Did you spot our nutrition agronomist Toby Ward and professor Phillip Haygarth from Lancaster University talking about phosphate lock up in the February edition of CPM Magazine? Head to the online article below or pages 20-23 in February’s magazine.
https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/agronomy/looking-at-lock-up/ #

Phosphorus inefficiency in UK soils, legacy lock-up, agronomic strategies improving phosphate availability and environmental protection

05/03/2026

Did you know...

In legumes, phosphate supports development of rhizobia root nodules that help fix nitrogen for the current and following crops. This is usual for arable farmers growing peas 🫛 and beans, and livestock farmers with clover swards ☘️

Check out why Gafsa BioPhos can be the organic certified phosphate option you need this spring.

GAFSA BioPHOS is the world’s most reactive soft rock phosphate, providing immediate and sustained release of plant-available phosphate. Download Info Sheet want to know more about phosphate? Let GAFSA BioPHOS reduce your nitrogen need For farmers with acidic soils and a low phosphate index, reseed...

10/02/2026

Heading to the Norfolk Farming Conference 2026 today Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association? Drop by the stand and catch up with Alan and Toby to discuss your crop nutrition needs

28/01/2026

Heading to the 2026 Farming Conference at Trinity Park, Ipswich, today? Stop by the Origin stand to catch up with Alan, Toby and Ali and grab a hat and a notebook - while stocks last!

25/01/2026

Happy Burns Night. With 3 sites in Scotland, and one in Ayr close to the Brigs of Ayr, we want to celebrate Burns Night with a fun fact about our Technical Director Peter Scott. Over to you Peter, Slàinte Mhath

25/01/2026

Happy Burns Night. With 3 sites in Scotland, and one in Ayr close to the Brigs of Ayr, we want to celebrate Burns Night with a fun fact about our Technical Director Peter Scott. Over to you Peter Slàinte Mhath

15/01/2026

Ready to welcome you on day 2 of LAMMA 2026! Come meet the Origin Soil Nutrition team at stand 11.210 🌱🚜

05/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🥳

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all at Origin Soil Nutrition. We'd like to thank our customers and suppliers for their continued support this year. Please note we close lunchtime 24th and reopen January 5th - and we hope to see a lot of you at Lamma 14th and 15th January.

Wishing you a happy and festive season.