Campbeltown Soil & Nutrient Network: 1st meeting – Event summary
12 July 2018The first meeting of the new Campbeltown Soil & Nutrient Network group was held at Dunadd Farm on a sunny 12th July. The event was kindly hosted by Roy Foster & Keiran McCullough. Drainage, leatherjacket control and rush management were the key topics for discussion.
Seamus Donnelly gave an in depth presentation on the value of good drainage and the pitfalls that may be encountered.
Davy McCracken gave a detailed overview of the work and research being carried out at the Kirkton & Auchtertyre farms and highlighted the similarities to mid-Argyll in terms of landscape.
A practical session out in the field looked at using a spade to assess your land, soil & root structures and to show how there can be variances in soil types within a field which can cause issues with drainage.
Questions from delegates and discussions on best practice for drainage and leatherjacket control made sure everyone had plenty to think about before they left.
Information that was available to take away from this event & other relevant resources can be downloaded by using the links below.
This was the first of three meetings of this Soil & Nutrient Network group. There are a total of 12 host farms across Scotland. You can find more details about the other soil & nutrient network groups here.
- Valuing Your Soils – Practical Guidance for Scottish Farmers
- This brochure includes useful information about Scotland's agricultural soils and practical advice outlining the upfront financial savings and business benefits of better soil management and the efficient use of resources. Action and problem-specific 'field-sheets' are designed for busy farmers with limited time for reading.
- Topics: Soils, Climate Change, Water Management and Crops and Soils
- Technical Note (TN656): Soil Information, Texture & Liming Recommendations
- • Web based access to information on your soils on your farm is described. • Soil texture classes of mineral soils are described and identified by hand texturing. • Liming recommendations for different soils and managements are tabulated.
- Topics: Soils
- Technical Note (TN668): Managing Soil Phosphorus
- Efficient soil P management is challenging due to the varying ability of soils to mediate and regulate plant available forms of P. Farmers and land managers in Scotland are now able to access farm level information about their soils making it possible to provide more accurate P management advice.
- Topics: Crops and Soils
- AHDB: Field Drainage Guide
- AHDB: Field Drainage Guide
- Topics: Crofts & Small Farms, Soils, Climate Change and Water Management
- Farming For A Better Climate: Practical Guide – Field Drainage
- The first meeting of the new Campbeltown Soil & Nutrient Network group was held at Dunadd Farm on a sunny 12th July. The event was kindly hosted by Roy Foster…
- Topics: Soils and Water Management
- Farming For A Better Climate: Practical Guide – Alleviating Soil Compaction
- This Practical Guide gives some ideas on how to alleviate soil compaction.
- Topics: Soils
- Farming For A Better Climate: Practical Guide – Improving Soil Quality
- This Practical Guide concentrates on how we can improve soil quality to help us to adapt to climate change.
- Topics: Soils
- Farming For A Better Climate: Practical Guide – Soil Management
- The first meeting of the new Campbeltown Soil & Nutrient Network group was held at Dunadd Farm on a sunny 12th July. The event was kindly hosted by Roy Foster…
- Topics: Soils
- Practical Guide: Soil sampling I – How to take a soil sample
- This practical guide details what is required to take a soil sample for analysis that is representative of the area sampled.
- Topics: Soils, Climate Change and Water Management
- Practical Guide: Soil sampling II – Benefits to your business
- This practical guide details how soil sampling can benefit businesses by increasing productivity and create efficiencies on fertiliser inputs through better nutrient planning.
- Topics: Soils, Climate Change and Water Management
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