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Farm Woodland Information Note: Basic Advice about accessing the Forestry Grant Scheme for Woodland Creation
The Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) is administered by Scottish Forestry with the aim of encouraging the creation of new woodland and the sustainable management of existing woodland.
Read More >Technical Note (TN735): Biofumigation to suppress pests, weeds and diseases
Technical Note (TN735): Biofumigation to suppress pests, weeds and diseases Biofumigation is the suppression of soil-borne pests and pathogens by compounds emitted from brassica green manure crops macerated and incorporated…
Read More >Technical Note (TN735): Biofumigation to Suppress Pests, Weeds and Diseases
Biofumigation is the suppression of soil-borne pests and pathogens by compounds emitted from brassica green manure crops macerated and incorporated into the soil.
Read More >AgriBusiness News May 2020
Read the May edition of the AgriBusiness News here.
Read More >The tricky job of reducing ramularia in barley crops
Ramularia is a major worry in barley crops and has risen to the top of the plant health concerns in the spring barley crop. It is an incredibly complex pathogen…
Read More >Targetting the number one wheat threat – septoria
Septoria remains the number one challenge to manage in winter wheat crops and a mild winter has allowed low levels of the disease to survive in the crop. The messages…
Read More >Planning for crops without the use of chlorothalonil
The final use up date for the multisite fungicide chlorothalonil is the 20th May after which point is can neither be used or stored. The best way to use up…
Read More >Farm Advisory Service newsletter April 2020
Read the full newsletter here You can sign up to the mailing list to get this direct to your inbox here.
Read More >Virus management in seed potatoes
The 6 Steps to Effective Virus Management The virus health of Scottish seed potatoes is a unique selling point in GB and around the world. However, the amount of virus…
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