Dairy: Soil and Environment
Information about Soil health and nutrient management, the environment and organic production.
Tackling Soil Compaction to Reduce Fertiliser Costs
Dairy farmers across Scotland often rely on fertiliser to ensure that they grow enough grass to meet the needs of their livestock. However, fertiliser prices have soared recently, which will…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Can You Afford Luxury Uptake?
March 10, 2023As the days lengthen and grass growth starts to increase, many are looking forward to turnout. With this in mind, it is worth looking at...
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Milk Manager News November 2022 – Upcoming Options For Steading Developments
November 14, 2022Readers of Milk Manager News will be accustomed to me waxing lyrically over the environmental options available to the sector and how farms can make...
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Crofternomics: Farmyard Manure Versus Bagged Fertiliser
October 13, 2022Crofternomics: Comparing Farm Yard Manure with Bagged Fertiliser Input prices escalating mean that we should calculate the value of FYM. This video covers the efficiency,...
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Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John Davidson, Penicuik Estate
October 11, 2022In case study 1 of our Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we hear about John’s move to strip tillage where he farms...
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Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John Muir, Freelands Farm
October 11, 2022In the third of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit Freelands Farm where John Muir has invested in strip tillage. Click above...
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Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John McCluskey, Lea Farm
October 11, 2022In the second of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit John McCluskey, Lea Farm who has adopted the principles of minimum tillage....
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Nature Based Solutions for the Dairy Sector
February 15, 2022In the weeks and months in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, we heard a lot about the need for farming to...
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Webinar: Are you milking your environment?
December 10, 2021Future payments to dairy farmers may alter with more emphasis on the environment and biodiversity. The BRIDE – Biodiversity Regeneration in a Dairying Environment –...
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Tackling Soil Compaction to Reduce Fertiliser Costs
December 1, 2021Dairy farmers across Scotland often rely on fertiliser to ensure that they grow enough grass to meet the needs of their livestock. However, fertiliser prices...
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Organic Newsletter November
November 30, 2021This months newsletter is now available. Importance of pH Value of trees Organic Farming MSc
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Dealing with Rocketing Fertiliser Prices
October 25, 2021Given the recent hike in fertiliser prices, there has never been a more pressing need to investigate your soil’s nutrient status for better targeted use...
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Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note
March 31, 2021Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note Making best use of nutrients in slurry should be every landowners goal. Forward planning is essential...
Read more >
Organic Newsletter March
March 29, 2021March Newsletter giving a round up of the recently run mini conference.
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Can You Afford Luxury Uptake?
March 10, 2023As the days lengthen and grass growth starts to increase, many are looking forward to turnout. With this in mind, it is worth looking at...
Read more >Milk Manager News November 2022 – Upcoming Options For Steading Developments
November 14, 2022Readers of Milk Manager News will be accustomed to me waxing lyrically over the environmental options available to the sector and how farms can make...
Read more >Crofternomics: Farmyard Manure Versus Bagged Fertiliser
October 13, 2022Crofternomics: Comparing Farm Yard Manure with Bagged Fertiliser Input prices escalating mean that we should calculate the value of FYM. This video covers the efficiency,...
Read more >Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John Davidson, Penicuik Estate
October 11, 2022In case study 1 of our Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we hear about John’s move to strip tillage where he farms...
Read more >Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John Muir, Freelands Farm
October 11, 2022In the third of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit Freelands Farm where John Muir has invested in strip tillage. Click above...
Read more >Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – John McCluskey, Lea Farm
October 11, 2022In the second of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit John McCluskey, Lea Farm who has adopted the principles of minimum tillage....
Read more >Nature Based Solutions for the Dairy Sector
February 15, 2022In the weeks and months in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, we heard a lot about the need for farming to...
Read more >Webinar: Are you milking your environment?
December 10, 2021Future payments to dairy farmers may alter with more emphasis on the environment and biodiversity. The BRIDE – Biodiversity Regeneration in a Dairying Environment –...
Read more >Tackling Soil Compaction to Reduce Fertiliser Costs
December 1, 2021Dairy farmers across Scotland often rely on fertiliser to ensure that they grow enough grass to meet the needs of their livestock. However, fertiliser prices...
Read more >Organic Newsletter November
November 30, 2021This months newsletter is now available. Importance of pH Value of trees Organic Farming MSc
Read more >Dealing with Rocketing Fertiliser Prices
October 25, 2021Given the recent hike in fertiliser prices, there has never been a more pressing need to investigate your soil’s nutrient status for better targeted use...
Read more >Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note
March 31, 2021Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note Making best use of nutrients in slurry should be every landowners goal. Forward planning is essential...
Read more >Organic Newsletter March
March 29, 2021March Newsletter giving a round up of the recently run mini conference.
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