Crops and Soils
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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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Derelict to Productive: Soil Texture Structure
SAC Consultant Louisa Habermann talks through how to better understand the differences between soil texture and soil structure, how best to identify these soil characteristics, and details out methods of…
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Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows – Business Resilience and Markets
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows in January for this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast we’re joined David…
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Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows – Crop Selection and Variety Performance
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast, we talk to Peter Lindsay, a…
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Soil & Nutrient Network – Lanarkshire
Most farmers understand the importance of applying lime however how many are applying regularly, at the correct rate and the correct type? In this podcast, part of the Lanarkshire Nutrient…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Research & Policy
Research and development within Scottish agriculture will be key to a successful green recovery, building an efficient and sustainable rural economy and mitigating against the threats posed by climate change.…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Wildcats
Listen to field manager, Keri Langridge about the new Saving Wildcats project when she chats with agricultural and conservation consultant, Alex Pirie in the sixth episode of our Thrill of…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Common Grazings for Common Good
In this episode Alex Pirie chats to agricultural and crofting consultant, Janette Sutherland (SAC), about a range of topics and issues, including the lessons conventional farms can take from crofting,…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Deer Farming & Management
In this episode Alex Pirie chats to Dick Fairplay, John Fletcher and Allan Sneddon of the Venison Advisory Service. Deer farming in Scotland and across Britain is a growing sector…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Lime & Soil Health
In the eleventh episode of the Thrill of the Hill podcast series, agricultural consultant Alex Pirie talks to Dr Bill Crooks (SAC), about the current state of Scotland’s soils, the…
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