Publications
Regenerative Agriculture – Maximising Crop Diversity
Above ground plant diversity can lead to a more resilient soil by promoting a diverse soil food web with a range of organisms. On farm, this can be achieved a…
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Reducing Labour at Lambing
The lambing period can be extremely labour intensive. In this video we provide some simple, low cost tips to ‘tweak’ the system to reduce labour and now is the time…
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Soil Association Scotland’s Agroforestry in Action Knowledge Transfer Programme – Final report
The project ‘Agroforestry in Action’ commenced on 1 December 2020 and completed on 31 March 2021. It was delivered jointly by Soil Association Scotland and Woodland Trust Scotland with 25%…
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Forage Crop vlog: Robert Anderson Yield Analysis
The last vlog from Corskellie looked at the swift crop, in preparation for the cows being introduced to this crop, we took a yield and worked out how much to graze on a daily basis, watch this short video to understand our method.
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Setting Up A Carbon Neutral Business Factsheet
This factsheet aims to look at what issues need to be considered when trying to set up a carbon neutral business.
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Forage Crop vlog: Robert Anderson, October 2021
With our forage vlog series so far we have visited Corskellie’s spring sown fodder beet, in this video we hear about Roberts summer sown swift. This crop has a very…
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NE Organic Discussion Group Newsletter – October 2021
This month the newsletter is now available. Winter cow and sheep nutrition Mineral and Trace elements Premium cattle health scheme benefits SRUC Organic farming Msc AECS funding
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Agribusiness News November 2021
The November 2021 COP 26 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to. This months along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, this month…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Working for Waders
In this episode of the Thrill of The Hill podcast, host Alex Pirie chats to Patrick Laurie from Working For Waders. They discuss the decline of waders in Scotland, the…
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Pesticide Information Note: Know Your Nozzles
Sprayer nozzles play a vital role in ensuring pesticide applications reach the right target at the right rate. Nozzle choice influences: Droplet size and spray quality Likelihood of spray drifts…
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