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Pesticide Disposal – Best Practice Guide (Crop Protection Association & The Voluntary Initiative)

Using pesticides according to the label and following best practice will ensure their impact on the environment is minimised. The advice in this Guide has been prepared after consultation with the Pesticide Safety Directorate, HSE and the UK environment agencies. This Guide was produced by the Crop Protection Association and supports the work of The Voluntary Initiative. (Oct 2007)

Pesticides – Code of practice for using plant protection products in Scotland

This code of practice has been prepared jointly by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and the Health and Safety Commission (HSC). (2006)

Scotland Cereals Webinar: Chemical Disposal Slides (Jack Munro) 30.04.20

Presentation slides used by SAC Consulting’s Agricultural Consultant, Jack Munro, who chaired the “Scotland’s Cereals Webinar: National Update on Cereals & IPM principles” during April 2020. Jack led a presentation about the safe use and disposal of chemicals on the farm.

Loss of chlorothalonil in disease control programmes slides by Neil Havis 30.04.20

Presentation slides used by Dr. Neil Havis, a Senior Plant Pathologist (SRUC) during the “Scotland’s Cereals Webinar – a National Update on Cereals & IPM principles” held in April 2020.

Woodland creation, management & conservation support

Up to £1000 in woodland creation, management & conservation support available, without a prior ILMP The Scottish Government has lifted requirements to complete an Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) prior…

Pests in Soft Fruits – May 2020

Pests are beginning to appear on strawberries. Aphids have already been seen on strawberries outdoors and in polytunnels. Crops should be checked for pests and any treatments applied before flowering. …

Pest management in vegetables and forage brassicas – May 2020

Egg-laying by cabbage root fly is now underway and will be exacerbated by the warm sunny weather, so any uncovered crops will be at risk. With the removal of chlorpyrifos…

Spring Peas & Beans: Pest management – May 2020

Spring sown crops should be checked for pea and bean weevil damage. The damage is very distinctive – notches eaten out of the sides of leaves. If the growing points…

Closing the Gap in Spring Beans – May 2020

Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield of beans in a new project called LegumeGap. They will look at the…