Crop Health
Case Study: Reducing Compaction at Mertoun Estate
Mertoun Estate manages 1,800 ha of cereals, oilseeds and potatoes across four farming units in the Scottish Borders. Jack Parsons is the Estate Farm Manager and understands the importance of reducing soil structural damage from large machinery. Find out more about the soil management at Mertoun Estate in this Case Study.
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Arable Scotland 2019: video
Arable Scotland was a brand-new event for Scotland where the industry could view, share and explore the new innovations that will drive the markets and the future sustainability of Scottish…
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Arable Scotland 2019: podcast
Arable Scotland was a brand-new event for Scotland where the industry could view, share and explore the new innovations that will drive the markets and the future sustainability of Scottish arable…
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Vermin control in farm buildings
As the weather is starting to get colder, vermin such as rats and mice will be looking for somewhere to spend the winter indoors, and nowhere is better than a…
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Winter Oil Seed Rape – Diseases & Pests
Some light leaf spot sprays have gone on but the persistently wet conditions and the return of heavy rain means that the ability to travel on fields has become an…
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Pests in Winter Wheat – Nov 2019
Any wheat crop still to go in the ground on an East Coast farm, particularly a farm with a history of wheat bulb fly, could benefit from the use of…
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Slugs – November 2019
Slugs and their damage are particularly noticeable this season, with the wetter weather playing into their hands. Consequently, all autumn-sown crops are at risk of slug damage. In oilseed rape,…
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Major risks line up against the potato crop
The potato sector is amongst those hardest hit by pending pesticide withdrawals and this will make husbandry of the crop increasingly difficult. Of particular concern is the withdrawal of diquat…
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Pesticide losses mean new approaches to crop protection
Concerns over pesticide losses comes out repeatedly as one of the industry’s main issues when it comes to managing plant health issues going forward. Vegetable and soft fruit production are…
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Weeds – Oct 2019
In fields that are dry enough to travel, it is best to apply a pre-emergence herbicide to winter cereals before weeds germinate. Where conditions are too wet and it is…
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