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Winning the battle against rushes – post event summary
Fighting rushes on upland farms can feel like a thankless task. This meeting was a 3 year revisit to the Darvel farm we first visited in October 2017 (you can…
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Ayrshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
This was the final meeting of the Ayrshire Soil & Nutrient Network and we returned back to where we started – at our host farm Dormieston. The focus for the…
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Staying Safe on Line Webinar – Wed, 18 March 7:30-8:30 pm
Digital technology helps farming businesses to become more efficient and virtually every farmer will use at least one online service to run their business whether it’s on line banking, digital…
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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…
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Pesticide News in 2020
Of our top 50 active pesticides in arable crops, more than 30 are at some risk of withdrawal and losses will be particularly acute this year with the loss of…
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Apply for a carbon audit to keep your dairy farm business resilient post-Brexit
These are difficult times for any farming business, faced with a changing market and a shift in consumer demand towards sustainable produce – farming businesses are having to work harder…
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Agronomy 2020 – Presentations from Scottish Events
The Scottish Agronomy 2020 roadshows were held in Perth, the Scottish Borders, Inverness and Aberdeen during mid-January. The events were held in association with AHDB and SRUC and had a…
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Reducing Mastitis of Dry Period Origin
Clinical mastitis of dry period origin refers to cases occurring within the first 30 days after calving. There is a high probability that these cases are due to environmental infections…
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Brexit – what lies ahead?
Little change in 2020 – risk of no-deal remains from January 2021 After 47 years, the UK left the European Union at 11pm on 31st January 2020 and has now…
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Highlights of FAS Roadshow
Final dates for our Highlights of FAS Roadshows have now been announced. These Roadshows will take place at Lanark, Thainstone and Stirling throughout the month of March. Roadshows will bring…
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