Crops and Soils
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Organic Oilseed Rape Production in Scotland
Organically grown oilseed rape is not a crop typically associated with the UK, and certainly not in Scotland. However, this has all started to change over the last few years based around the experiences of a small group of farmers and other stakeholders, with the first commercial crops having been grown mostly in NE Scotland over the last three seasons.
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Agribusiness News June 2021
The June 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep…
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Plugging the Protein Gap in Scotland – Legumes (webinar)
Legumes have untapped potential in Scotland and offer the opportunity to add increased diversity to an arable rotation or a break crop between grass leys. Researchers at SRUC have been…
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Rock On Soils – Final Report
Rock On Soils was a nine-month farm innovation project. A collaboration between scientists and farmers, the aim was to explore the use of a basic silicate rock as a method…
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How woodland creation could help protect the future of your dairy business
Have you ever thought about the knock-on effects of climate change and what it means for your farm or croft? Long-term changes in the weather bring more droughts and floods,…
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Farm Woodland News (FWN36) Spring 2021
Use the link above to download the latest Farm Woodland News. Articles this edition include: Off-Cuts: Study puts a value on natural capital of new woodlands Off-Cuts: New grant for…
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Did You Know? (FWN36 Spring 2021)
Wooden stave churches, ‘stavkirker’, have stood for centuries, thanks to a specific technique used to prepare trees for harvest. It’s thought there were once thousands of these types of churches…
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Forestry Grant Scheme Update – (FWN36 Spring 2021)
2020-21 saw a 33% increase in the volume of Woodland Creation applications compared to 2019-2020. Scottish Forestry (SF) approved applications at a record rate and were predicted to hit the…
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Innovation in Tree Shelters – (FWN36 Spring 2021)
Is the end in sight for forests of plastic? Trees can provide many environmental benefits but why do so many start their lives inside plastic tubes? Creating new woodlands and…
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