Fertiliser
Agribusiness News Audio March 2025: A spotlight on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you an overview on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney.
Agribusiness News March 2025 – Inputs: Fertiliser Use Trends in Scotland
Fertiliser Use trends in Scotland Is crop performance being compromised? Thankfully fertiliser prices have returned to a more tolerable level than that of recent years; however, this extreme price spike has forced a change of attitude towards the use of inorganic fertilisers. Farmers are actively looking at cheaper alternatives such as the use of organic…
MMN January 2025 – Spring Sulphur Applications to Boost Grass Growth
Sulphur is an essential nutrient often overlooked by livestock farmers. It plays a vital role in nitrogen use efficiency and protein formation. Although light sandy soils are most vulnerable to sulphur losses, research suggests that deficiencies can also occur in heavy textured soils in early spring. The application of sulphur can boost dry matter yields…
Winter Slurry Storage Contingency Planning
Updated 31st March 2026 The Environmental Authorisation (Scotland) Regulations (EASR), which replaced the Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR) in November 2025 incorporate the Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (as amended) (SSAFO). A mandatory requirement has been enacted to provide a minimum of 22-weeks of effective slurry storage. This change…
Understanding Fertiliser
There are many different terms used in the measuring of fertiliser applications, such as hundredweight/catchweight/bag (cwt) per acre, units per acre or kilograms per hectare. Here we explain the difference and how to calculate what you are putting on. Handy conversions 1 cwt = 50kg 1 cwt x 2.47 = kg product/ha Units/acre x 1.25…
Reducing Fertiliser Use and Improving Soil Health – A Case Study
Owned by the Birkbeck family and managed by farm manager James Marshall, Hoddom and Kinmount Estate, near Annan in Dumfries and Galloway farms approximately 2,035 hectares, which includes 714 hectares of woodland. Charlesfield is the main farming unit which is farmed along with six other land blocks. Over the past year the business has started…