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Diversifying your business with woodland creation – Event Summary
This event focused on diversifying your business via woodland creation and the benefits (timber and non timber) of having woodland on your land. Benefits include; Shelter for livestock Reduction of…
Read More >Early disease management in cereals
The vanishing snow will leave ground conditions wetter than ever so we are probably some way away from early fungicide treatments in winter wheat and barley crops. Fortunately the need…
Read More >Farm woodlands case study – First Thinning at Myreton Farm
Clive Streeter lives at Myreton, near Keith in Moray. In 1997 Clive decided to plant seventy two hectares of commercial forestry under the Grampian Forest Challenge Fund, leaving just a…
Read More >Making the best use of GPS: David Ross – Presentation slides from the ICM Roadshow: Moray
Making the best use of GPS – presentation slides used by David Ross during the ICM roadshow at Moray in February 2018
Read More >Soil management in grassland systems: Nairn – Event Summary
What is soil health and why is it important? Audrey Litterick from Eartchare Technical Ltd was our first speaker. Her presentation started off with an explanation in to what soil…
Read More >Inverness-shire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – Event summary
At the last of three Soil and Nutrient Network meetings on the Black Isle local farmers came along to participate with Agricultural Consultants Gillian McKnight, Christine Watson and Bryan Griffiths.…
Read More >Poaching information document
This is a copy of the handout available at the Wet Weather Resilience Planning events at Castle Kennedy & Wigtown
Read More >West Lothian Nutrient Network Farm Final Meeting – Event Summary
The third and final meeting of the West Lothian Soil & Nutrient Network was held at West Binny Farm. The topics for discussion were GPS soil analysis, fertiliser, an update…
Read More >Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network: GPS Soil Sampling & Liming presentation slides
During the final Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network meeting, Donald Dunbar gave a presentation about GPS soil sampling and liming requirements. These are his presentation slides.
Read More >Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Fertiliser Spreader Calibration presentation slides
These are the presentation slides used by Andy Baird during his discussion about calibration of a fertiliser sower during the final Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network meeting.
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