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Arable Scotland Attendees Debate Global Challenges
With crops rapidly ripening off and harvest accelerating towards growers it might have been natural for attendees at the Arable Scotland event on the 5th July to focus on local and…
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Small measures can make big fuel savings
The last year has seen unprecedented inflation in some key agricultural inputs and while fuel has been creeping up over the winter, recent events has seen prices for red diesel…
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UPDATE RELATED TO EMERGENCY AUTHORISATION FOR APPLICATION OF ASULAM FOR BRACKEN TREATMENT
Following the ending of the approval to use Asulam for bracken control on 31 December 2012, temporary annual arrangements have been put in place to allow the use of Asulam…
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Constructed Farm Wetlands
With the most recent round of the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme application window now in the rear-view mirror, farmers across Scotland operating on slurry systems will be waiting anxiously…
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Soil Compaction and Silage Production
With rising costs, it is important to make sure that every acre is working at peak performance. Identifying compaction Soil compaction can be measured using a soil penetrometer. This…
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Integrated Land Management Plans: How to improve production efficiency and identify new opportunities
An Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) is an excellent advisory tool. It can be used to assess the current physical and financial production efficiency of a farming business in relation…
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Dealing with silage; effluent and its impacts
Farmers making silage in the coming weeks are urged to take special care to reduce potential effluent pollution. The combination of May’s cool damp weather and now lush heavy grass…
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Grant Aid for Slurry Application Equipment
New amendments to the rules around how we are able to spread slurry were introduced on the 1st of January 2022, with the aim of protecting the environment and helping…
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Maximising Silage Quality
With silage time upon us, it is worth thinking about the key steps in the silage making process to maximise nutritional quality and minimise nutrient losses as much as possible.…
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Let a farming mentor help you manage your business challenges this spring
We can all benefit from a little help from time to time, especially when we’re tackling something new. A guiding hand from someone with experience can give us reassurance and…
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