Cowslips and the agricultural adviser
As an agricultural adviser, I question the portrayal of my colleagues. Firstly, advice is based on agricultural policy. It is unfair to blame agricultural advisers for policy issues.
On technical issues, even limestone soils may need liming for production due to surface acidity. The level required is normally determined by soil analysis. The cowslip is a plant of limey soils. In improved grassland, it is the increase in soil nitrogen, phosphorus and potash levels that does not suit them. These nutrients are released following liming, but are also applied.
