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Second meeting of the West Lothian Soil & Nutrient Network The penultimate meeting for the West Binny soil and nutrient work farm was held at Oatridge College during December 2017.…

Third and final group meeting This was the third and final meeting of the Lanarkshire SNN group.  Those who had attended the first two meetings had commented that what they really…

Soil Damage & Value of Organic Manures The second Aberdeenshire Soil and Nutrient Network meeting at East Balhalgardy Farm, focussed on the two topics of soil damage (particularly in light…

The second meeting of the Roxburghshire Soil and Nutrient Network Farm took place in early November.  The meeting began in Stichill Village Hall where various topics on each of the major nutrients were covered. 

Flowerburn Mains – Update At the second of three Soil and Nutrient Network meetings on the Black Isle local farmers came along to participate with AHDB’s Emily Grant & SAC…

Grassland management The meeting opened with Gavin Elrick, SAC Consulting’s soils & drainage expert giving an engaging presentation about the soil nutrients required for efficient grassland growth.  You can read Gavin’s presentation…

This meeting followed up many of the concerns discussed in the first meeting of the Skye Soil & Nutrient Network group. Before this meeting was held Douglas Priest SAC woodland…