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    Newly planted conifer saplings on a hill looking down across countryside with a rainbow landing in the middle of the background.
    Newly planted conifer saplings on a hill looking down across countryside with a rainbow landing in the middle of the background.

    Podcast: Woodlands Maintenance

    In this podcast, Forestry Consultant Ben Law discusses woodland maintenance with Eric Boyd, a forestry contractor with over 42 years of experience in planting and maintaining Scotland’s trees. Topics discussed…

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    a close-up of compost
    a close-up of compost

    Nutrient Strategy – Compost

    For further detail on soil organic matter & composting please visit the Farm Advisory Service’s Kerchesters Farm webpage. In this episode George Gauley is joined by Jim McFarlane from Edrington…

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    Powerpoint slide 'Nitrogen Fertiliser Management'
    Powerpoint slide 'Nitrogen Fertiliser Management'

    Webinar: Protecting Urea

            In this webinar we heard from David Wall, Research officer in soil science from Teagasc talking about protected urea, the impact this has on emissions and…

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    A farmer stood at the bottom of a newly dug drainage ditch
    A farmer stood at the bottom of a newly dug drainage ditch

    Derelict to Productive: Drainage

    The importance of drainage and maintaining drains can often be an overlooked step when managing croft ground. The benefits to spending time and effort into your field or croft drainage…

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