Crops and Soils
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Potato Seed Treatments
The 2021 potato seed crop has been in store for several months, but with some stocks being graded for export it’s timely to review management options for seed treatments.
It is important to take an integrated approach to crop management and to assess each stock on a case-by-case basis.
Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Sustainable Principles
Managing Scotland’s landscapes sustainably is what all farmers, crofters and landowners seek to achieve. For years now there has been a steady increase in the number of land managers turning…
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Forestry Information Note: Storm Arwen Update – Felling Permission and Windblown Trees
Overnight on the 26th of November 2021, Storm Arwen struck the UK with exceptionally strong winds triggering a rare Met Office Red Warning for wind. This was one of the…
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Agribusiness News December 2021
The December 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, beef, potatoes, sheep and…
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Cropcast: Soil Health Tech Talk
In this Cropcast, Prof Fiona Burnett of SRUC talks soils and soil health with Joanna Cloy who is a Soil Scientist and Researcher at SRUC, Paul Hargreaves who is a…
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Farm Woodlands Information Note: Quick Guide to Short Rotation Forestry Species
Farm Woodlands Information Note: Quick Guide to Short Rotation Forestry Species In short rotation forestry an area is planted with the plan to coppice or harvest the timber crop when…
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