Crop Health
Cauldshiel Farm Cereal Open Day Spring Barley Trials Information
Details of the 2019 Spring Barley trials at Cauldshiel Farm
Read More >Cauldshiel Farm – Cereal varieties 2019 Update
Cereal Varieties Summer 2019 Update for Winter wheat, Winter barley, and Spring barley
Read More >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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Forward planning – slugs
Anyone walking through crops (or anywhere where there is vegetation) this summer will be encountering slugs. The periods of wet weather this summer to date will be encouraging the activity…
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Pests in spring oilseed rape, June 2019
There is a threat from pollen beetles this season, as they start to move off the winter crop at the end of flowering. Spring oilseed rape at green-yellow bud is…
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Check for aphids in winter wheat, June 2019
Check the ears of wheat up to GS73 for aphids. If two-thirds of heads are infested then consider an aphicide. Bear in mind that grain aphids may well be resistant…
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