News
Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – Event Summary
The third and final meeting of the Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network was held on 24 September 2019 The evening started with a summary of the work undertaken at Balwherrie…
Read More >
Earthworms for Soil Health
Healthy soil will have good biodiversity (biology), optimum pH level and nutrients (chemistry) and good physical structure (physics). By ensuring all three aspects of the soil are maintained, soils can…
Read More >
Pest Challenges in Oilseed Rape
Oilseed rape crops have generally emerged well in moist warm soils, despite some being slightly later drilled than is the norm, and the acreage seems broadly similar to previous years. …
Read More >
Forewarned Is Forearmed For Potato Pests
The warm wet end to the summer has further fuelled the risk of tuber blight and it is more important than ever to maintain effective fungicide protection until the haulm…
Read More >
Highlights of FAS Roadshows: Coming to a market near you!
Over the course of the autumn and winter we will be holding a series of roadshows at Markets up and down the country (Ayr, Lanark, Thainstone and Stirling). These roadshows…
Read More >
Planning For The Future Roadshow
The roadshow will be held in collaboration with FAS, NFUS and the Scottish Land Commission this will take place throughout the winter months at various different locations. The aim of…
Read More >
Specialist advice – essential to farm resilience planning
It has never been more important for farmers and land managers to have a clear understanding of the strength and resilience of their business in the face of future change…
Read More >
Blight proves challenging in 2019
Perhaps an early warning of things to come At SRUC’s potato blight trial site this year blight has proven to be particularly difficult to control since the start of August. …
Read More >
Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
Improving grassland yields to increase profitability was the theme for the final event at Midgarth. The event began with a recap of the two-year project at Midgarth, highlighting the importance…
Read More >
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus – forward planning without neonicotinoid seed treatments
The loss of the neonicotinoid seed treatments will have an impact on the management of BYDV in cereals this autumn and next spring. Consequently, there will be a reliance on…
Read More >Sign up to the FAS newsletter
Receive updates on news, events and publications from Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service