Crops and Soils
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Soil Regenerative Agriculture Group Case Study: Douglas Ruxton, Moss-side of Esslie
Douglas Ruxton farms Moss-side of Esslie, near Fettercairn, a 121 ha arable unit. With over 6km of ditches on the farm, Douglas looked at improving drainage as one way to benefit…
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Soil Regenerative Agriculture Group Case Study: Ben Barron, Leitfie Farm
Ben Barron, along with his family farms over 200 ha at Leitfie Farms, near Alyth in Perthshire. Leitfie is a mixed arable and beef unit, growing grass for livestock plus…
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Soil Regenerative Agriculture Group Case Study: James Hopkinson, Cloud Farming, Kirriemuir
Farming over 1,100ha of arable land in Angus, James Hopkinson is a partner and founder of Cloud Farming; a farm management business aiming to provide low cost highly adaptable alternatives…
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Nutrient Management Workshop (St Boswells)
Optimising the management and application of livestock manures from cattle This interactive workshop will look at best practice for managing mucks and slurries and how to get the best value…
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Nutrient Management Workshop – Stonehaven
Join FAS at Crathes Public Hall, Banchory, on the 30th January at 10:30am for a Nutrient Management Workshop covering: • Understanding soil nutrient analysis • Crop & grass nutrient requirements…
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Agronomy Roadshows return to Scottish venues in January 2024
The popular annual agronomy roadshows return this month, offering an evidence-based approach to productive and sustainable arable systems and delivering the latest arable research. They are co-delivered by FAS, AHDB…
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Larch Disease and Statutory Plant Health Notices
Dead larch trees are becoming more common particularly in the west of Scotland where the climate is ideal for the disease. The disease that affects the trees is called Phytophthora…
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Scottish Forestry Boosts Agroforestry Funding
As part of a package of measures announced by Scottish Forestry to improve support for woodland creation and forestry in Scotland, the “Forestry Grant Scheme- Agroforestry” option has seen a…
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CropCast – Fungicide performance trial results 2023
Welcome to Cropcast, your go-to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing…
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Integrating Business
Join AHDB for this farm meeting with Scotland’s Arable Farmer of the Year 2024 winner Andrew Booth. We look forward to welcoming you to Savock Farm for this on-farm meeting.…
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