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Farm Woodland News (FWN36) Spring 2021
This is the Spring 2021 edition of Farm Woodland News – the newsletter for participants in Farm Woodlands Schemes.
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Timber Market Report – (FWN36 Spring 2021)
What a year it has been for us all! Like the farming industry timber harvesting and haulage was allowed to continue during lockdown, and whilst building sites were all closed…
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Agribusiness News – May 2021
The May 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 have policy…
Read More >Pesticide Information Note: Pesticide containers – cleaning and disposal
The application of pesticides inevitably results in the production of waste, principally in the form of pesticide containers and packaging.
Read More >Pesticide Information Note: Spray drift
Spray drift is a topic that has come under increasing focus as the general public take more interest in pesticides, their use and their residues.
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Improving efficiency to stay competitive
In the latest Farm Advisory Service (FAS) podcast, Rowan Marshall, co-owner of family business, Peter Marshall Farms in Perthshire, describes his experience of applying for a carbon audit and the…
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Final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network: What’s in your soil?
This webinar was the third and final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network (broadcast 15/12/2020) and for this meeting, the focus was on What’s living in your soil?…
Read More >Protected Urea – Frequently Asked Questions
Protected urea gives around a 78% reduction in ammonia emissions compared to urea. Protected urea could be a solution to concerns that have been raised over ammonia volatilisation from urea. Find out more in these Frequently Asked Questions.
Read More >Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note
Making best use of nutrients in slurry should be every landowners goal. Forward planning is essential to manage slurry in a safe and responsible manner and to avoid unnecessary pollution incidents, whilst also getting the best out of the nutrient value.
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KTIF TUBERZONE – A Precision Approach to Predicting Potato Tuber Growth
This one-year KTIF (Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund) project ran from May 2019 to June 2020, spanning the 2019 potato production season and subsequent marketing of the crop. The project aimed…
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