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Nutrient Network Farm programme case study: Balnellan Farm

7 January 2022

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The Soil Nutrient Network was established in 2016 through a range of host farms across Scotland. The hosts farm would be part of a “Nutrient Network” of farms demonstrating the…

Nutrient Network Farm programme case study: Aucheneck Estates

7 January 2022

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The Soil Nutrient Network was established in 2016 through a range of host farms across Scotland. The hosts farm would be part of a “Nutrient Network” of farms demonstrating the…

Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Balnellan Farm

6 January 2022

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Balnellan is farmed with the neighbouring unit at Lochliesk and their land at Weser Gauldwell, coming to ~148 hectares. They also rent some 130 hectares of cropping land and about…

Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Aucheneck Estates

6 January 2022

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Aucheneck Estates are farming at Aucheneck with the nearby units of Hillhead of Catter, Shandon Drymen, Gallangard and Cairnlea, totalling some 1,915ha which is all rough grazing and permanent grassland.…

Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Bielgrange

6 January 2022

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Father and son Angus and Niall Jeffrey farm 288 ha (711 acres) arable and 246 ha (608 acres) of grassland over two farming units in East Lothian. Bielgrange lies between…

TN757: Management of manganese in soils for arable crops

22 December 2021

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…

Regenerative Agriculture – Minimising Soil Disturbance

22 December 2021

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Alex Milne is an arable farmer and contractor from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire who has been using min till cultivations since 2008, and he explains how he began his journey into min…

Real time manure analysis and variable rate application of slurry

With fertiliser costs rising and emissions from manure spreading being under scrutiny we take a look at how technology can be used to maximise the value of manures.  In this…

Compost and Growing Media

Do you have a horticultural enterprise on your croft or smallholding? Do you buy or make compost or growing media? Do you get variable results?! In this webinar, Audrey Litterick…

Cropcast: Soil Health Tech Talk

2 December 2021

In this Cropcast, Prof Fiona Burnett of SRUC talks soils and soil health with Joanna Cloy who is a Soil Scientist and Researcher at SRUC, Paul Hargreaves who is a…



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