Crop Health
Planning ahead for sustainable plant health
Strategic forward planning to minimise plant health risks on farm might be an impossible ask in the main field season and the fast paced harvest and drilling period we’ve just…
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Farm Management Handbook 2018/2019
The 39th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
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Soil health – why and how?
Interest in soil health is growing at all levels. It is a key area for policy with the UK government’s 25-year environment plan, launched earlier this year, indicating that future agricultural policy will focus on soil health and structure.
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AgriBusiness News October 2018
Read the October 2018 edition of AgriBusiness News here.
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Clubroot pressure builds
Clubroot is a major issue in rape in Scotand’s arable rotations with over 50% of fields used for oilseed rape carrying the disease – and in areas like Aberdeenshire the…
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Crop health: Management of barley pests & diseases (Islay) – event summary
A meeting for Islay barley farmers (9 growers representing 60% of the total on the island) at Rockside Farm / Kilchoman distillery, a farm distillery set-up. The meeting was arranged…
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Are you making the most of Integrated Pest Management?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is not a new idea in farming and many producers will be familiar with the concept through measures such as the pesticide industry’s Voluntary Initiative and…
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Getting winter barley off to a healthy start
With the winter barley harvest in Scotland almost complete, planning for the 2019 crop begins. Selecting seed of a good health status has always been important but emerging issues with…
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