Crop Health

Regenerative Agriculture – Minimising Soil Disturbance

Alex Milne is an arable farmer and contractor from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire who has been using min till cultivations since 2008, and he explains how he began his journey into min…

Real time manure analysis and variable rate application of slurry

With fertiliser costs rising and emissions from manure spreading being under scrutiny we take a look at how technology can be used to maximise the value of manures. In this…

Agronomy Roadshows 2022

AHDB, FAS and SRUC will be coming together in January 2022 and running three Agronomy roadshows as on-line events. The winter Agronomy Roadshows will cover the latest in technical content for…

2021 Scottish Potato Crop Inspections and Statistics

Potatoes are a vegetatively propagated crop, and the health status of Scottish seed potatoes is a strategic priority. SASA, the authority responsible for safeguarding the health of Scottish Seed potatoes carries out growing crop inspections for all certified seed. A summary of the 2021 growing crop inspections has recently been released highlighting the high health status of Scottish potatoes, but also bringing timely reminders of threats that need proper management.

Horticultural Question Time

Horticultural Question Time – in this podcast we posed the questions asked by you the FAS listeners to horticultural expert Audrey Litterick. Lots of topics were covered from the difference…

Potato Seed Treatments

The 2021 potato seed crop has been in store for several months, but with some stocks being graded for export it’s timely to review management options for seed treatments.
It is important to take an integrated approach to crop management and to assess each stock on a case-by-case basis.