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Winter Wheat Variety Choices – Autumn 2020
Variety choices for Autumn 2020 North region yields are given as a % of fungicide-treated controls (11.3 t/ha). Untreated yield is a % of the UK treated controls (11.2 t/ha).…
Read More >Winter Barley Variety Choices – Autumn 2020
Variety choices for Autumn 2020 North region yields are given as the % of fungicide-treated controls (9.9 t/ha). Untreated yield is a % of UK treated controls (10.0 t/ha). Comment…
Read More >Winter Barley – August 2020
SRUC’s monitored commercial crop data is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure and growth…
Read More >Weed Management in All Cereals – August 2020
Pre-harvest and desiccation options for cereals Due to the difficult growing season, there are crops with secondary tillers and uncontrolled weeds that will benefit from pre-harvest glyphosate. Where there are…
Read More >Harvested crops – August 2020
Ensuring stores are clean and free of pests is essential to prevent any problems after all the hard work of growing and harvesting the crop Bear in mind that no…
Read More >Do You Know What Your Cows Weigh?
If you do not weigh your cows on a regular basis you might be surprised to know that the weight range between animals within the herd could be as much as 300 kg!
Read More >African Swine Fever In Pigs
The message to all pig keepers and smallholders is that the current risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) being introduced to the UK through contaminated or infected products remains at medium.
Read More >Lamb Finishing Options
There are a wide range of options for finishing lambs in Scotland. The choice of system will largely depend on the weight and type of lambs and the cost and availability of feed that can be supplied.
Read More >Keeping Lambs Growing
As lambs get bigger, they get less efficient at growing – an increasing amount of feed is needed solely for their maintenance. The contribution of energy dense milk to their diet starts to decline and the impact of mineral deficiencies and parasitic worms becomes more evident.
Read More >Winter Barley Update – early July 2020
Pre-harvest control of couch grass Most winter barley crops can be harvested successfully without any pre-harvest desiccation. However, if the weather remains changeable, then those crops that have uncontrolled weeds…
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