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Maintaining Performance of Sheep in Adverse Winter Weather
With the last covering of snow now subsiding and more forecast as we approach the end of the year, it is worth considering the adverse impact of this weather on…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Some Over-Winter Messages
Winter oilseed rape has generally established well this back end, with many crops drilled early and into moist, warm soils. Getting crops drilled in good time is an essential tool…
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Winter Feeding Considerations for In-calf Heifers
Throughout winter, there are many stock classes to consider and nutrition can prove to be challenging with shed space, feed availability and forage quality all contributing to decisions made on…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Timber Market Report June 2022
In our last published Timber Market Report (November 2021), there was an encouraging sense of strong optimism in timber markets, fuelled by a year of record-level standing timber prices, strong…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – An Update on Carbon Markets (June 2022)
1. What are Carbon Credits, and how do they work? Carbon Credits are, in their simplest form, a method to quantify and assign an ownership to one metric tonne of…
Read More >FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Finest Farm Woodlands Rewarded in Scotland’s ‘Tree Oscars’
Scotland’s finest farm woodlands have been recognised in the annual ‘Tree Oscars’ for their role in providing shelter for livestock, diversifying farm incomes – and much more. Allanfauld Farm, near…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Scottish Land Commission Report: A Buoyant Market for Forestry
The ‘Rural Land Market Insights Report’ was released in April by the Scottish Land Commission (SLC), the aim of the report was to identify trends in the market and help gain…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Woodland Carbon Code Update
The world of carbon markets is complex and needs careful navigation to deliver woodland creation projects that make a reliable and credible contribution to climate change targets. In the last…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Resilience & Tree Health
There are several threats to our woodlands and the forest industry it supports, that we as landowners & managers need to be aware of. The first is from pest &…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Industry Update
Figures have now been released by Scottish Forestry for 2021, showing that despite a planting season badly disrupted by a spate of winter storms, Scotland achieved nearly 80% of the…
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