Crop Health

Winter Barley Varieties 2019

Using more resilient varieties is one of the most effective ways of reducing disease risk There is increasing interest in looking at untreated yields of varieties in trials and looking…

Harvested Crops

Ensuring stores are clean and free of pests is essential to prevent any problems after all the hard work of growing and harvesting the crop. Bear in mind that no…

Cauldshiel Trial Site Open Evening June 2019

For the 3rd year, Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service facilitated the open evening at the Cauldshiel Trial Site near Haddington during June 2019. In this video, we hear from some of…

Cauldshiel Farm Cereal Open Day Spring Barley Trials Information

Details of the 2019 Spring Barley trials at Cauldshiel Farm

Cauldshiel Farm – Cereal varieties 2019 Update

Cereal Varieties Summer 2019 Update for Winter wheat, Winter barley, and Spring barley

27.06.19 Cauldshiel Farm Cereal Open Day Guide

This is a copy of the delegate pack from the Cauldshiel Farm Cereals Open Day. The document gives an introduction to the cereal trial site as well as details on the winter wheat and spring barley variety choices, fungicide and fertiliser treatments.

Technical note (TN726): Fertiliser recommendations for Grassland

Summary The main limitations to grass production are temperature, moisture, soil pH, soil drainage, soil structure, and nitrogen (N). Recommendations take account of nutrient management planning in the PLANET Scotland…

Technical note (TN725): Integrated pest management

Summary Integrated Pest Management (IPM) takes a whole farm approach to managing the land which:- Maximizes the efficiency of crop production Minimizes negative effects on the environment What is Integrated…

Winter wheat – Variety choice for 2019 drilling

The average septoria rating of wheat varieties being used on-farm has increased, coming on the back of issues in managing the disease with a heavy reliance on fungicides. The emerging…

Winter barley – Variety choice for 2019 drilling

Using more resilient varieties is one of the most effective ways of reducing disease risk – and there is increasing interest in looking at untreated yields of varieties in trials…

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