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Crop Protection Needs in Late Drilled Crops
Late drilling of cereals this year has been inevitable after the challenges of a very wet autumn and winter. In general Scotland’s winter barley crops went in before the weather broke and are looking relatively well…
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Cashing in on Varietal Resistance
The improvements in varietal resistance to Septoria resistance in newer varieties are encouraging and a welcomed addition to the defence armoury given the pressures on fungicides. But although the ratings in wheat varieties being selected and drilled…
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Cost effective barley fungicide programmes for 2020
The best margins over fungicide costs are achieved where barley fungicides are applied at the most effective and responsive timings, and tailored to the disease risks. Unlike wheat, where yield is…
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Arable Scotland: Live stream Plant Health Q & A – hear about the issues around best practice in UK and NZ
Arable Conversations 8:00 pm: Live stream Plant Health Q & A – hear about the issues around best practice in UK and NZ Scotland and New Zealand compete for record…
Read More > Arable Scotland – Final Programme Confirmed
Arable Scotland, Scotland’s newest field event focussing on arable crops, is moving to a virtual format this year. The new format will feature a suite of webinars, videos, articles and…
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Women in Agriculture – Kerry Allison
Kerry Allison is hosting online meetings throughout the summer for Women in Agriculture groups. The two meeting topics she will be covering are, ‘Personal Resilience for Business Success’ and ‘Social…
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A New Start
We are hosting a series of webinars throughout the summer months, on a new start. These will be 60 minute webinars with an excellent line up of speakers to discuss…
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Woodland creation, management & conservation support
Up to £1000 in woodland creation, management & conservation support available, without a prior ILMP The Scottish Government has lifted requirements to complete an Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) prior…
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Tenant’s Improvements Amnesty Deadline – Extended to 12 December 2020
The amnesty is a one-off opportunity to clarify, and have agreed for the record, the improvements which the tenant carried out and which in future will be discounted from the…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): New Guidance for Private Landlords
As many farming businesses rent out surplus domestic properties on farm or have investment properties off the farm; they may have tenants concerned about being evicted if due to the…
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