Crops and Soils | Helping farmers in Scotland

Soil & Nutrient Network: Kerchesters, Roxburghshire

Kerchesters is a progressive 350ha tenanted mixed arable & beef farm run by father and son James and Tommy Clark. Please watch this introduction video, to find out…

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Fiona Smith

Fiona Smith farms Westerton of Pittarrow and Cairnton Farm with her father and hard-working staff. Together they farm 850 acres with barley and wheat, potatoes and daffodils/bulbs. They run a…

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Fiona Smith

Drones & Devices for Modern Day Farming

Thought drones were just for fun, for taking aerial shots and pretty pictures? Did you know a drone could save you time and money on your farm? Have you ever…

a black slug gliding across winter grass

Pest Management in Potatoes – Early June 2020

Effective slug management in potatoes relies on applying molluscicide pellets at the best timing. Trials over several years have demonstrated that the key timing for pellet application is just before…

Woodland Creation & Management Webinar Series: Part 2 – Successful Woodland Establishment

Join us for the second in our series of webinars looking at Woodland Creation & Management helping you to find out about the ‘Hows’ and ‘Whys’ of woodland creation & management. This webinar focuses on how to achieve successful establishment of farm woodland.

Woodland Creation & Management Webinar Series: Part 3 – Managing Existing Farm Woodlands

Join us for the third and final webinar in our series helping you to find out about the ‘Hows’ and ‘Whys’ of Woodland Creation & Management. This webinar focuses on how to manage existing farm woodlands.

An Introduction to the Borders Soil & Nutrient Network: Kerchesters Farm, Kelso

You are invited to join us for the first of our events for the new Borders Soil & Nutrient Network. Very kindly, Kerchesters Farm near Kelso is our host farm…

Fife Soil & Nutrient Network: Edenwood Farms – Launch event

Join us for the online launch meeting of the Fife Soil & Nutrient Network. Mr Michael Jamie Black & Mr Ian Rankin of Edenwood Farms have kindly offered to be our host farm for this project. During this webinar, we will get an overview of Edenwood Farms, the rotations and nutrient planning, nutrient challenges in vegetable rotations and how they are met. With an open format with the opportunity for your questions, this webinar event will provide guidance for the next webinar event due to be held in October/November time.