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Seed treatments for spring crops
Good crops start with good seed and with more spring crop likely next year it could pay to get orders for spring barley seed in early.
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Employing People – What you need to know
A free roadshow of meetings will be held to provide employers with a toolkit of information in relation to employing people. Key subjects will include: • Telling the difference between…
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All change again for yellow rust?
Planting varieties of wheat with a robust resistance to yellow rust can allow for reduced fungicide inputs and avoid the need for early TØ sprays to the crop. Planting varieties…
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Optimising Fertility in Dairy Heifers
The target age at first calving for dairy heifers of 24 months is proven to be the economic optimum, with these younger calving heifers being more productive and profitable than…
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Keeping Calves Productive and Healthy in Cold Conditions
With winter approaching now is the time to consider the thermal needs of your calves. A calf less than three weeks old has a lower critical temperature between 10 to…
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Banffshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
Field drainage was the primary focus of the final meeting for the Banffshire Soil & Nutrient Network. The meeting was held on our host farm, Newmills of Boyne near Cornhill,…
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How Secure is Your Password?
Whilst it can feel as though the increase of technological advances would make the use of a password less important, in fact it has never been more important to have…
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The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill – Why do we have it and what does it do?
When we leave the European Union we will be in a position to amend the raft of areas of EU law that currently apply to Scottish agriculture, but this doesn’t…
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EU Nationals and Brexit
Employing EU Nationals…what changes will Brexit bring? Brexit has signaled changes for the many EU Nationals working in the UK. And with 33% of permanent staff in the dairy sector…
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Visit to Drumcarro Farm proved popular
A large crowd gathered for the Organic Production Farm Visit to Drumcarro Farm near St Andrews last month. The event had been arranged to give farmers an insight into an…
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