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Lungworm Vigilance
Autumn is a key time for symptoms of lungworm also known as husk or parasitic bronchitis to become apparent.
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Forestry Grant Scheme Update (Autumn 2019 FWN 33)
Extra £5 million for Woodland Creation in 2019-2020 2018-2019 was a record-breaking year, with 11,200 hectares of new woodlands planted, exceeding the Scottish Government’s annual target of 10,000 hectares. The…
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What’s the threat? Tree pests and diseases to look out for (FWN 33)
The Tree Health team in Scottish Forestry carries out aerial and ground-based surveillance of woodlands and forests across Scotland. Their objective is to detect harmful pests and diseases early so…
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Branching out into Agroforestry: Make trees your next crop (FWN 33)
Agroforestry is an often-misunderstood term but, put simply, it means farming with trees. Farmers may worry that planting trees means giving up productive land and losing the basic payment but…
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Can you eat trees? (FWN 33)
When we bought Lynbreck in March 2016, we had no formal background in agriculture. We used to work in woodland creation and I always remember a conversation I had with…
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Weeds – Oct 2019
In fields that are dry enough to travel, it is best to apply a pre-emergence herbicide to winter cereals before weeds germinate. Where conditions are too wet and it is…
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Pests – Oct 2019
The change to cooler and wetter weather will knock back the flight of aphids into crops, although any warmer sunny days will see them flying about again. The difficult harvest…
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Agroforestry – Farming with trees (FWN 33)
Agroforestry – integrating trees into agricultural practices – can boost farm productivity, provide livestock welfare benefits, improve soil health, help manage water flows, enhance wildlife and contribute to mitigating climate…
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Feeding Rams Pre-Tupping
With tupping time approaching, you may be starting to feed some concentrates to your rams.
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Training Ewe Lambs To Eat Hard Feed
In the UK, we are fortunate to have easy access to concentrate feed when we need it. We can plan to make the most of grass, but we have a back-up in times of need.
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