Crops and Soils

There has been a great deal of discussion in recent years about the potential of trees to act as a carbon sink, sucking in carbon from the atmosphere and keeping…

The national focus on tree planting is great news for the forestry sector and forestry nurseries. The UK is being hugely proactive in encouraging both new woodland creation and new…

A very successful and slick Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards was held in September this year, celebrating the achievements and contributions of some of the finest woods in Scotland. In the…

Norway spruce is often overlooked in preference for Sitka spruce, the latter being highly adaptable, high yielding and easy to establish, with many years of research having been put into…

Cultivation Guidance Scottish Forestry has introduced long-awaited Cultivation Guidance. Announced in July it became live on 1st October 2021. The guidance is designed to minimise soil disturbance and therefore release…

The Forestry Grant Scheme provides fantastic financial support across the forestry industry, facilitating thousands of hectares of tree planting every year. It is not, however, without its pitfalls. For some…

SRUC’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre farms are situated between the villages of Tyndrum and Crianlarich in west Perthshire; at the northern edge of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.…

In my last report earlier this year I commented on standing timber prices being at record levels, and the highest I had seen in the whole of my career. I…