Crops and Soils
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Beef & Sheep Outlook for 2017 – event summary
An informative evening meeting on how to address common issues from both a nutritional and veterinary management point of view. A brief overview of the new priority catchment on the…
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Slurry, Soil & Money – event summary
Slurry, soil & money – It’s not what you have, it’s what you do with what you have! There was a great turnout of approximately 45 farmers to this meeting…
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Smallholder Discussion Group: Making the Most of Your Soil (Lothians) – event summary
We ran a discussion group for smallholders in the Lothians and Peeblesshire on the 24th of January 2017. This was the first meeting of the group and the focus was…
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Control of Arable Grass Weeds in Scotland: An Integrated Approach (Borders) – event summary
Andrew Baird gave a welcome and introduction which Jonathan Black followed with a presentation on the facts and figures of grass weeds, how they can affect gross margins. A practical…
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Integrated Control of Grass Weeds (Lothians) – event summary
A farm meeting was held at East Hermiston, starting off with presentations on grass weed ID, cultural and rotational control, followed by a field visit to discuss EFA options and…
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Don’t throw your money down the drain – event summary
Drainage can be key to ensuring the correct conditions for grass growth.
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Technical note (TN657): Management of copper in soils for cereals
The soils of Scotland have developed from a range of complex geological parent materials that vary widely in composition. In the relatively young soils over much of the UK, the parent material remains the dominant factor in determining the soil copper status.
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