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Cropcast: Potato blight management
Cropcast continues. This month Prof Fiona Burnett, Dr Philip Burgess and Dr Ruairidh Bain talk about potato blight management.
Read More >Pesticide Information Note: Buffer Zones
This Pesticide Information Note looks at Buffer Zones areas that are used to help protect water environments when applying pesticides.
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2021
The August 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. As well as the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes,…
Read More >Winter Wheat – What to look for in Varieties for 2022 Harvest
The distilling and soft feed varieties feed our main markets in Scotland and include some of the highest yielding examples in trials, but varieties for feed, biscuit and milling markets can include some useful agronomic traits as well as diversifying markets a bit. Some of the key varieties to consider are summarised in the article.
Read More >Winter Barley Variety Choices
There has been really good progress in yield potential in some of the newer two and six row winter barley options for Scotland. Other agronomic traits are worth looking at too. Some carry specific weaknesses to key disease or differ markedly in standing strength. Early maturity can be important and we have also marked a few as doing particularly well on heavy soils.
Read More >Emergency Authorisation Approval to use Asulam for Bracken Control in 2021
Following the ending of the approval to use Asulam for bracken control on 31 December 2012, temporary annual arrangements have been put in place to allow the use of Asulam to continue in 2021.
Read More >Emergency Authorisation Approval to use Asulam for Bracken Control in 2021
Following the ending of the approval to use Asulam for bracken control on 31 December 2012, temporary annual arrangements have been put in place to allow the use of Asulam…
Read More >Trees and carbon capture – The Science
Can trees really help combat climate change, and how? If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the evidence that tree planting targets will work?” watch the recording of our FAS webinar looking…
Read More >What’s the buzz with bees, trees and rivers? (webinar)
Riparian tree planting – what’s the buzz? During this webinar we will highlight the multitude of benefits your farm could experience from riparian tree planting. SRUC’s leading Agricultural Ecologist, Dr.…
Read More >AgriBusiness News July 2021
The July 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month there are…
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