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Planning ahead for calving in the beef herd
‘Social distancing’ and ‘self-isolation’ were never mentioned until a few weeks ago, we are all now acutely aware of the implications of these measures, as we work together as a…
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Efficiency More Important Than Ever
It feels like a strange time at the moment – children not at school, queues to get into supermarkets, police enforcing essential travel. It is easy to get caught up…
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: 2nd meeting – Understanding nutrient interactions
The Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network met for the second time in early March for a focus on ‘Understanding nutrient interactions’. Mark Tripney, ISoils Ltd, returned as guest speaker for…
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Spring Barley Varieties for 2020
Very little early drilling has been possible in the wet conditions but late drilling is not always the worst option for spring barley, and crops drilled all the way through…
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Top tips for calving
With most of the suckler cows in Scotland calving in the spring, now is a timely opportunity to highlight some top tips for calving which will pay dividends in the…
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Taking the long view of winter wheat fungicide programmes
It is really positive news that a new fungicide has been launched for use this season. Mefentrifluconazole (Rvysol) is a new azole fungicide and will only be available in a…
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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…
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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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