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Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows – Crop Selection and Variety Performance
Type: Podcast
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast, we talk to Peter Lindsay, a…
Scottish Recommended Lists for Cereals 2021/22
Type: Technical Notes
Fungicide challenges and choices in wheat for 2021
Type: Practical Guides
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Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows 2021: IPM planning and fungicide updates
Type: Video
Sustainability and profitability are two cornerstones for Scottish arable production. In this session a new IPM assessment plan for Scotland will be announced to help individual businesses score their practices…
Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshow podcasts – IPM planning
Type: Podcast
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows in January for this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast, Professor Fiona Burnett of…
Small scale seed saving on the Uist machair
Topic: Crop Health, Crofts & Small Farms, Smallholders, Crops and Soils, Rural Business, Discussion Groups
Type: Video
Small scale cropping is thriving on the machairs of Uist. A key element of the system is the use of traditional indigenous varieties of seed that are uniquely suited to…
Technical note (TN739): Use of a Sward Lifter to Improve Grassland Soil Compaction
Type: Technical Notes
A good soil structure is essential to achieve optimum grassland growth. Soil structure is determined by the way that particles of soil are bound together to form fragments. A good…
How can beneficial insects help you?
Type: Podcast
How can beneficial insects help you? What insects inhabit agricultural land? How can we tweak the balance towards insects that are beneficial to production? Join Dr Paul Chapman, a conservation…
Farm Management Handbook 2020/21
Topic: Nutrition, Crop Health, Biodiversity, Business Tools, Women in Agriculture, Crofts & Small Farms, Soils, Grassland, Climate Change, Farm Woodland, Water Management, Beef Cattle, Organics, Brexit, Dairy Cattle, Common Grazings, New Entrants, Sheep, Honeybee Group, Smallholders, Pigs, Livestock, Crops and Soils, Chickens, Island & Remote Business Group, Environment, Rural Business, Discussion Groups
Type: Farm Management Handbook
The 41st edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network: Assessing and Improving Soil
Type: Video
Our guest speaker during this webinar is SAC Consulting’s Soil & Drainage Specialist, Gavin Elrick. Gavin discusses the importance of maintaining healthy soil organic matter levels. We also take a…
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