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Campbeltown Soil & Nutrient Network: 1st meeting – Event summary
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…
Read More >Prolonged dry spell – what can be done?
We’ve had calls from across the country for what can be done in the face of the continued dry weather. We asked a few experts for their advice: David Lawson,…
Read More >Warm Weather Leads To Spike In Aphid And Midge Numbers
The warm spell of weather has led to aphids flying into cereal crops and numbers are starting to build up on leaves and ears. Look for aphids on the leaves of winter and spring cereals on warm sunny days but stick to thresholds for treatment.
Read More >Cereal Trials Open Evening, East Lothian – Post-event summary
The East Lothian Cereal Trials Open Evening was held in glorious sunshine recently at Cauldshiel. The theme of the event this year was on making the most of home markets…
Read More >Managing the risk of ear diseases in cereals
There are three grades of ear disease in cereals to worry about – those that can strip yield and cause food safety issues like fusarium, those that can strip yield…
Read More >Mid-Season Management of Slurry
With many farmers now preparing grassland for second cut silage, this article provides a reminder of some basic principles of nutrient management and considers how to make the best possible…
Read More >The challenge of managing spring barley disease in 2018
After a late start to the season, spring barley crops are growing rapidly. Disease management needs in a shortened season can be hard to judge. Late season green leaf retention…
Read More >Angus Soil & Nutrient Network – Final meeting
The 3rd & final Soil & Nutrient Network Meeting was held at the Finavon House Hotel. Zach Reilly, SAC Consulting, opened the meeting with a background Bogindollo Farm and the changes…
Read More >Leatherjacket risk high for second year in a row
Leatherjacket is the name given to the grubs of the crane fly or “daddy-long-legs”. They live just below soil level and each year eat the roots of grasses and other…
Read More >Oilseed rape sclerotinia management
Oilseed rape will start to pull away rapidly now that spring finally seems to have arrived and, in Scotland’s often tight oilseed rape rotations, sclerotinia risk will be important when…
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