Crops and Soils
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All about potatoes!
Potatoes are an important crop in the Crofting Counties with many crofters growing for home consumption whereas other crofters may sell their potatoes at farmers markets or in vegetable boxes. …
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Cropcast: Crop Trials
In this Cropcast, Prof Fiona Burnett of SRUC talks to Dr Neil Havis who heads up Crop Protection at SRUC, Crops Consultant Peter Lindsay and Pierre and Alain Bouffandeau who…
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Cropcast: Integrated Pest Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a holistic approach to pest management that aims to maximise profit whilst also aiming to minimising the negative impacts of crop production on the environment.…
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What are livestock bridges? (video)
What are livestock bridges? Watch to find out how, in some situations, they can be a win:win for biodiversity and climate change.
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COP26: Week One – The Story So Far
Tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Glasgow over the weekend, continuing to put pressure on those inside the walls of the SECC to figure out a way…
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Soil Association Scotland’s Agroforestry in Action Knowledge Transfer Programme – Final report
The project ‘Agroforestry in Action’ commenced on 1 December 2020 and completed on 31 March 2021. It was delivered jointly by Soil Association Scotland and Woodland Trust Scotland with 25%…
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Agribusiness News November 2021
The November 2021 COP 26 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to. This months along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, this month…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Working for Waders
In this episode of the Thrill of The Hill podcast, host Alex Pirie chats to Patrick Laurie from Working For Waders. They discuss the decline of waders in Scotland, the…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Nature Friendly Farming Network
In the shadow of COP26 Scotland prepares to host the world as we agree common targets and policies to combat climate change, equally important is the biodiversity crisis. In episode…
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