Crops and Soils
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Winter Wheat – December 2020
Diseases Crops are looking decidedly mixed going into the winter, with many struggling and reports on some later sown crops unlikely to emerge in waterlogged conditions. There are not many…
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Hedges – Cultivating, Cutting and Carbon Capture
In this video, Agricultural Consultant, Alex Pirie, provides a good overview of what to think about when considering planting, or how you manage hedgerows on the farm. Alex introduces the…
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Small scale seed saving on the Uist machair
Small scale cropping is thriving on the machairs of Uist. A key element of the system is the use of traditional indigenous varieties of seed that are uniquely suited to…
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Winter Barley – December 2020
Diseases Crop establishment is mixed in some areas with tillering occurring in some, but others still a bit behind. The recent frosty weather will have checked the development of any…
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AgriBusiness News December 2020
The December edition is now available to download and read here. Along with the regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we have feature articles…
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Technical note (TN739): Use of a Sward Lifter to Improve Grassland Soil Compaction
A good soil structure is essential to achieve optimum grassland growth. Soil structure is determined by the way that particles of soil are bound together to form fragments. A good…
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How can beneficial insects help you?
How can beneficial insects help you? What insects inhabit agricultural land? How can we tweak the balance towards insects that are beneficial to production? Join Dr Paul Chapman, a conservation…
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