Arable
Technical note (TN734): Fertiliser recommendations for vegetables, minority arable crops and bulbs
Summary Vegetables and some of the minority crops can have a high value. Production costs are also often high, with fertilisers accounting for a very small percentage of variable costs.…
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-Mucks & Magic – A focus on organic matter, manure & compost Thanks to Kerchesters farm we are delighted to introduce the 2nd of or borders nutrient network farm meetings.…
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Technical note (TN736): Optimising the application of livestock farmyard manures and slurries
Technical Note (TN736): Optimising the application of livestock farmyard manures and slurries Livestock manures applied to agricultural land are valuable sources of organic matter, major and secondary plant nutrients, and…
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Webinar Recording: Making Soil Cultivations Work For You – Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network
This webinar is the finale to the series of nutrient network meetings that have been held at Kirkton farm, courtesy of the Campbell family. Our guest speaker, Philip…
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Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle and Oilseed Rape
Cabbage stem flea beetle has been wreaking havoc on English winter oilseed rape crops for several years now due to the loss of the neonicotinoid seed treatments and resistance to…
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Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus on Autumn Sown Cereals
Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) has been seen in several winter and spring cereals this season Aphids can be seen on crops and volunteers. There is a risk of cereal…
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Webinar Recording: Climate Change – Crops & Soils
The last of our series “A New Start”, we will look at climate change – emerging trends and challenges in the arable industry. Our two guest speakers are both at…
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Webinar Recording: Getting A Start With Joint Venture Farming
The third of our series of “A new Start” webinars, looking at joint ventures. With land become harder to come by and a genuine barrier to entry into…
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Arable Scotland: Plant Health Live Stream
This live stream on plant health addressed the challenges and opportunities of implementing best practice, with contrasting New Zealand and UK experiences on new products, pesticides and sustainable…
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Arable Scotland: Webinar for New Entrants
Annie McKee from the James Hutton Institute, drawing on input from the NEFERTITI Scottish Hub, hosted a webinar discussion on ‘New People, New Pathways – Routes into Arable…
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