Integrated Crop Management & New Technologies Roadshow: Moray – Event Summary
26 February 2018Integrated Crop Management & Control of Pests
Guest speaker Andy Evans opened the meeting with a presentation about the importance of Integrated Crop Management in the control of important pests such as slugs, aphids and leatherjackets. He covered what to look out for and the management that can be used to minimise damage as well as the ever decreasing chemical control available. You can read Andy’s presentation slides here.
This was followed by Simon Gibson-Poole who told us all about drones; the legislation and their potential for use in arable farming. He also had a couple of different drones with him for everyone to look at. There would appear to be great potential including disease survalence, monitoring crop vigor or stress, monitoring variablility in soil moisture, identifying areas for variable rate application of inputs and area measurements. Technology is developing quickly! Use this link to read Simon’s presentation slides.
Local Agricultural Consultant David Ross then took to the floor to describe the benefits of GPS soil Sampling – how it can improve soil and nutrient management, improve yield and save input costs. Read David’s presentation slides for more information on GPS soil sampling.
Aileen Buchanan was our final guest speaker of the evening. She discussed the changes being made to the greening rules and regulations this year.
Please use the links below to download the information sheets available to take home on the night.
- Greening Update presentation slides from the ICM Roadshow: Moray
- Presentation slides giving an update on the Greening rules for 2018. These were used as part of the ICM Roadshow at Moray in February 2018
- Topics: Climate Change
- FAS Practical Guide to Managing Slugs & Leatherjackets
- This document looks at the problems of slugs & leatherjackets and how to control them.
- Topics: Climate Change and Crops and Soils
- Practical Guide: Nutrient budgeting I – The Benefits to your Business
- This practical guide looks at the benefits of creating and using a nutrient budget for your farm business.
- Topics: Climate Change
- Practical Guide: Nutrient Budgeting II – Getting Started
- This practical guide looks at what factors you need to consider when making a nutrient budget for your farm, fertiliser recommendations and how to get the most out of your nutrient budget.
- Topics: Climate Change
- 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: Climate Change, Soils 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: Climate Change, Soils and Water Management
- Practical Guide: Tyre Selection & Management
- This practical guide explains how to reduce soil damage, improve fuel usage and reduce overall green house gas emissions by selecting the correct tyre size, type and pressure.
- Topics: Climate Change
- Practical Guide: Resource Use Efficiency on Arable Farms
- This Practical Guide concentrates on some of the opportunities that could come from carrying out a carbon footprint on an arable farm.
- Topics: Climate Change
- Practical Guide: Optimising Tractor Fuel Use
- This Practical Guide looks at how to reduce tractor fuel consumption
- Topics: Climate Change
- The Drone Code
- The Drone Code
- Topics: Climate Change
- 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
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