Technical Notes Publications
Technical Note (TN762) Grain Analysis for Cereals
Grain analysis can help improve your understanding of nutrient uptake across your farm, allowing you to make better informed decisions. This Technical Note covers collecting grain samples, interpreting grain results,…
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Technical Note (TN761) Fodder Beet for Beef Systems
Fodder beet is the highest yielding crop for dry matter and energy, this is grazed successfully in livestock systems, but does require careful management for cattle systems. We have designed…
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Technical note (TN760): Recommended Grass and Clover Varieties 2022-2023
The agricultural industry in Scotland is co-operating in a scheme to ensure the continuation of the SRUC Recommended List of grass and clover varieties. The scheme, with the support of…
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NVZ Rules Refresher
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones have been a feature of farming life in the more intensively farmed parts of Scotland for more than 20 years. Click this download for a practical guide…
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Reading With Agricultural Eyes – Who Moved My Cheese?
Although crofting and farming may feel like they have unique problems – many of them stem from the human condition that faces people in all walks of life and business.…
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TN 754 Utilising Maternal Trait EBVs of Beef Bulls
Bull selection is a vital part of breeding replacements. Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are a valuable tool to help us select the best bull for the job. If breeding heifer replacements key maternal traits to look for include milk and calving ease. This Technical Note provides an overview of the maternal trait EBVs and Indexes available, and how to interpret and use them to select the best bulls for your herd.
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TN757: Management of manganese in soils for arable crops
Manganese (Mn) deficiency is the most widespread trace element problem in arable crops in the UK and is most seen in cereals. This deficiency has increased in importance over the…
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Using Estimated Breeding Values In Sheep
Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are a valuable tool to help us select the best rams based their on genetic merit, independent of environment (eg birth type, feeding level), for profit…
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Technical Note (TN753): Management of inputs of heavy metals to agricultural soils and crops
Heavy metals in soils may derive from several sources: Geological parent material Industrial processes – emissions to the atmosphere followed by deposition to soils – solid and liquid wastes applied…
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Technical Note (TN746): Management of Nutrition Around Calving in the Suckler Herd
Summary Nutrition and body condition of the suckler cow has a very important role to play in ensuring the cow successfully delivers and rears a calf every year. Nutrition around…
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