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Money Grows on Trees: Adding value to your farm with forestry
Come and find out what trees can do for your farm business. This practical day includes a visit to an FSC® certified forest and Mosstodloch sawmill and covers: – Forest management requirements…
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Stranraer Forage for Profit Discussion Group
Farm walk courtesy of Michael Shannon at Thankerton Camp Farm, Biggar on Thursday 22nd August. Michael will tell us about his forage based finishing system and how he markets his…
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Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network – Final Meeting
This is the third and final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network Our guest speaker for this event is SAC Consulting’s Poppy Frater who is a grassland specialist.…
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Spring Peas and Beans – Pre-harvest dessication options
Combine peas Due to the indeterminate nature of combining peas, most combining pea crops in Scotland benefit from desiccation, unless it is an exceptionally dry harvest. Diquat (e.g. Reglone): The…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Harvest management
Swathing can have a place in exposed sites so long as it is not a wet field. The optimal timing for swathing is when the colour of seed is green…
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Winter Wheat Varieties 2019
When making variety choices check for the best balance of disease resistance, maturity, straw stiffness and grain quality. Many varieties in trials in the south-east of Scotland and north of…
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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…
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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…
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AgriBusiness News August 2019
Read AgriBusiness News August 2019 here
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How to Make the Best of your Croft: Wester Ross – Event 1 – Seeing Your Croft’s Potential
Has an area of your croft become overgrown? Are you looking for help realising your croft’s potential? This event is the first in a series of three on improving the…
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