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Cover Crops – Information note
This document contains information about various different cover crops that might be an option on your farm.
Read More >Case Study: Hardens Farm – Using a RAM pump to provide alternative watering to grazing cattle
John Anderson farms at Hardens Farm which lies within the Lower Tweed Priority Catchment. The farm steading is located at 200 m above sea level, has a weak main supply with fields that rise to 300 m which are located a distance of 900 m from the steading in two different directions. In order to provide an alternative watering source for grazing cattle, John installed a RAM pump system.
Read More >OPAL – Grassland earthworm key
This is a two-sheet guide to identifying earthworms.
Read More >Soil quality: soil indicators – presentation slides used by Dr Paul Hargreaves during the Moray Soil & Nutrient Network meeting
These are the presentation slides used by Dr Paul Hargreaves during the second meeting of the Moray Soil & Nutrient Network. Paul’s discussions focused on the importance of soil quality & biodiversity and ways in which farmers can measure it.
Read More >Benefits of organic manures for crops: Gavin Elrick presentation slides from Moray Soil & Nutrient Network
This is a copy of the presentation slides used by Gavin Elrick during the second meeting of the Moray Soil & Nutrient Network. Gavin’s discussions focussed around the topic of the use of organic manures, including the use of distillery by-products.
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