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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…

Host farmer Andrew Forester from Girrick Farm - one of the Soil & Nutrient Network Farms.

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…

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.…

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.

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 –…

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…

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.