Crops and Soils
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Video: Crop rotation trials
Woodlands Old Rotation – a crop rotation trial started in 1922 at SRUC’s Craibstone Campus near Aberdeen (Scotland) demonstrating the influence of long term (almost 100 years) fertiliser treatments on…
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Aberdeenshire Soil & Nutrient Network 2nd Meeting – Event Summary
Soil Damage & Value of Organic Manures The second Aberdeenshire Soil and Nutrient Network meeting at East Balhalgardy Farm, focussed on the two topics of soil damage (particularly in light…
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Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network Farm – Meeting 2
The second meeting of the Roxburghshire Soil and Nutrient Network Farm took place in early November. The meeting began in Stichill Village Hall where various topics on each of the major nutrients were covered.
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Slurry spreading guidelines for NVZ
The welcome decision by Scottish Government to assess individual farmers needs to allow the spreading of slurry within the closed period, will come as a welcome relief to many farmers…
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Farm Forestry for Profit – Event Summary
At the recent event at Auchintender we saw that better land forestry planting and maintenance can be largely mechanised, leading to a great reduction in establishment costs. Grant income can exceed the costs and in many cases it is possible to gain extra income from the sale of carbon credits.
Read More >Peebleshire Soil & Nutrient Network – Nutrient Budgeting presentation slides 22.08.17
These are the presentation slides from the 3rd meeting of the Peebleshire Soil & Nutrient Network on 22.08.17
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: Second Meeting – Event Summary
Flowerburn Mains – Update At the second of three Soil and Nutrient Network meetings on the Black Isle local farmers came along to participate with AHDB’s Emily Grant & SAC…
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Lewis & Harris Soil & Nutrient Network 2nd Meeting – Event Summary
Grassland management The meeting opened with Gavin Elrick, SAC Consulting’s soils & drainage expert giving an engaging presentation about the soil nutrients required for efficient grassland growth. You can read Gavin’s presentation…
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Skye Soil & Nutrient Network: 2nd Meeting – Event Summary
This meeting followed up many of the concerns discussed in the first meeting of the Skye Soil & Nutrient Network group. Before this meeting was held Douglas Priest SAC woodland…
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Dumfries: PLANET Scotland for NVZ records workshop – Event Summary
PLANET Scotland is free software produced by the Scottish Government. It helps you to use the most up to date advice on producing fertiliser recommendations. Information on soil nutrient levels,…
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