Arable
Reducing Cereal Energy Costs
For cereal farmers, energy costs can represent a sizeable proportion of the cost of production whether it is in the field, haulage to drying and storing. Improving efficiency therefore becomes…
Read More >
Agribusiness News October 2022
Welcome to the October edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document then click the download button. Click Here for the Agribusiness News October Audio File News…
Read More >
Potatoes in Practice (PiP) Event Review
Potatoes in Practice (PiP), the largest outdoor field event for the UK potatoes sector took place in glorious sunshine early this August at the James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Research…
Read More >
Cropcast – Better Use of Manures
Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Mactaggart will be joined by a range of industry experts,…
Read More >
Marketing the Crop – Getting the Best Outcome for Your Crop
This year’s harvest has been both rapid and relatively cheap in terms of drying costs; all good news. The downside however is that stores will have been filled quickly and…
Read More >
Winter wheat variety choices – Growing for the Market
Varieties with soft textured endosperm are the most important choices for Scottish wheat growers. With two-thirds of the Scottish crop destined for grain distilling, and further bulks sourced for soft…
Read More >
Huge Potential in Winter Barley Varieties
Recent additions to the winter barley list provide growers with plenty of choice this autumn. Competition for market share is fierce as many varieties demonstrate improvements in grain yield and…
Read More >
Importance of Nutrient Budgeting for Fertiliser Purchasing
With uncertainty surrounding fertiliser markets and fertiliser availability, recent soil analysis, manure analysis and preparation of a nutrient budget in advance of any fertiliser purchases will give you the best…
Read More >
Silage Analysis Update 2022
The nutritional value of silage is determined by several factors such as grass variety, cutting date, weather, wilting period etc. Therefore, silage should be analysed before going into the winter…
Read More >