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Branching out into Agroforestry: Make trees your next crop (FWN 33)
Agroforestry is an often-misunderstood term but, put simply, it means farming with trees. Farmers may worry that planting trees means giving up productive land and losing the basic payment but…
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Can you eat trees? (FWN 33)
When we bought Lynbreck in March 2016, we had no formal background in agriculture. We used to work in woodland creation and I always remember a conversation I had with…
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Pesticide losses mean new approaches to crop protection
Concerns over pesticide losses comes out repeatedly as one of the industry’s main issues when it comes to managing plant health issues going forward. Vegetable and soft fruit production are…
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Weeds – Oct 2019
In fields that are dry enough to travel, it is best to apply a pre-emergence herbicide to winter cereals before weeds germinate. Where conditions are too wet and it is…
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Pests – Oct 2019
The change to cooler and wetter weather will knock back the flight of aphids into crops, although any warmer sunny days will see them flying about again. The difficult harvest…
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Agroforestry – Farming with trees (FWN 33)
Agroforestry – integrating trees into agricultural practices – can boost farm productivity, provide livestock welfare benefits, improve soil health, help manage water flows, enhance wildlife and contribute to mitigating climate…
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Stem base diseases hit yields in 2019
The SRUC crop clinic has been kept busy this season with stem base disease cases in wheat and barley. Some of these have come in from fields with high levels…
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Farm Management Handbook 2019/20
The 40th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
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Farm Woodland News (FWN33) – Autumn 2019
Farm Woodland News – (FWN 33) – Autumn 2019 Inside this special Agroforestry edition of the Farm Woodland News: How farming with trees can benefit your business Case studies from…
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Agroforesty Special. In this Edition: How farming with trees can benefit your business; Case studies from farmers using agroforestry; Can you eat trees? The Lynbreck Croft take on integrating trees and livestock; What’s the threat? An update on tree pests and diseases from Scottish Forestry; Find out
what it takes to win Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards; Species focus – Willows and their agroforestry potential; Forestry Grant Scheme update and Timber market update