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New Entrants to Farming: Skye’s the Limit – Event Summary
On Thursday 22nd Feburary a group of new entrants from Uist crossed the minch to visit some crofting enterprises in Skye. The trip had been requested by a number of…
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Ramularia update
Ramularia leaf spotting can be a major cause of early leaf death in Scottish barley, with associated yield and quality losses. As it is a relatively new disease most winter…
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Islay Agricultural Business Group – Beef & Sheep Marketing – Event Summary
Islay Discussion Group held a meeting with guest speaker Robert Logan explaining the current market trends and influences and explored how this could affect local prices in the near future.…
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Soil & Nutrient Network – Case Study: Bogindollo Farm, Angus
Introduction to Bogindollo Farm Bogindollo Farm is a mixed arable and suckler unit, run by Euan Crichton. The arable rotation includes winter and spring barley, spring oats, winter wheat and…
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Soil & Nutrient Network – Case Study: Girrick Farm, Roxburghshire
Background Girrick is an owner occupied mixed arable, beef and sheep unit farmed by Andrew Forster and his family. Girrick lies around 450ft above sea level and extends to 242ha, all…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Business Planning, Budgeting & Farm Insurance – Event Summary
As a new entrant it is hugely important that you are able to convey your business ambitions to an audience, be that your family, external investers or even Scottish Government.…
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Using Forestry to Benefit your Business – Event Summary
We recently held two meetings on the 17th January. The first during the day at the Arran Outdoor Centre followed by an evening meeting at the SAC Consulting Office in Auchincruive Office. These meetings focused on how woodlands can work alongside your farming business.
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New Entrants to Farming: Joint Venture Farming – Event Summary
Key Points: Trust and respect between the farmer and contractor are vital to ensure the continued success of any agreement. Negotiation is very important when setting up an agreement –…
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Winter beans and their diseases
Winter beans usually produce strong vigorous plans and can be so healthy and green that late season chocolate spot caused by botrytis is almost welcome or they might stay green…
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Wet summer raises risk of potato storage rots
It has been said before that potatoes are not so much a crop but rather just a large collection of diseases and problems. The number of serious pests and diseases to which the crop is susceptible makes a depressing roll call and it is only due to the highly skilled nature of producers that these risks are sufficiently managed and contained to deliver the Scottish crop.
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