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Agroforestry in Scotland
In this video, we hear from farmers, Andrew & Seonag Barbour from Mains of Fincastle as they explain how their hill farm cattle and sheep enterprises have benefitted from incorporating…
Read More >Farm Advisory Service newsletter February 2020
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Read More >Pesticide News in 2020
Of our top 50 active pesticides in arable crops, more than 30 are at some risk of withdrawal and losses will be particularly acute this year with the loss of…
Read More >Technical note (TN732): Recommended grass and clover varieties 2019-2020
+++Please note that the latest list (2020/21) is now online and can be found here+++ The agricultural industry in Scotland is co-operating in a scheme to ensure the continuation of…
Read More >Weeds in spring beans
The variable yield of field beans is generally more due to pod set issues than weed competition. However, weeds can be a nuisance at harvest and as beans are sown…
Read More >Winter crop monitoring
Winter barley Disease levels are low at the moment and crops are generally looking well. Where disease does establish early then a T∅ spray at mid-tillering is an option to…
Read More >Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network Podcast: Getting back to basics with soil management
Mark Tripney from iSoils and Gavin Elrick from SAC Consulting were the guest speakers during the first meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network. In this podcast we hear…
Read More >Agronomy 2020 – Presentations from Scottish Events
The Scottish Agronomy 2020 roadshows were held in Perth, the Scottish Borders, Inverness and Aberdeen during mid-January. The events were held in association with AHDB and SRUC and had a…
Read More >Agronomy 2020: Soil Health, what are the benefits? Hargreaves, Cloy & Rees
Agronomy 2020: Soil Health, what are the benefits? Hargreaves, Cloy & Rees Read the presentation slides used by SRUC’s Dr. Paul Hargreave, Dr. Joanna Cloy and Prof. Bob Rees during…
Read More >Agronomy 2020: Soil Health, what are the benefits? Hargreaves, Cloy & Rees
Presentation slides used by SRUC’s Dr. Paul Hargreaves, Dr. Joanna Cloy and Prof. Bob Rees during the Scottish Agronomy 2020 Roadshow during January 2020.
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