Crops and Soils

Pest pressures mount in oilseed rape

Wet weather has encouraged slugs and grazing damage can be seen in many oilseed rape crops. Treatment may not be needed if crops have reached 4 true leaves as they…

AgriBusiness News October 2019

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Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – Event Summary

The third and final meeting of the Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network was held on 24 September 2019 The evening started with a summary of the work undertaken at Balwherrie…

Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – Presentation slides

Presentation slides from the final meeting of the Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network held during September 2019, discussing the Balwherrie Lime Trials, the importance of analysing slurry and livestock nutrition with 2019 silage analyses.

Forewarned Is Forearmed For Potato Pests

The warm wet end to the summer has further fuelled the risk of tuber blight and it is more important than ever to maintain effective fungicide protection until the haulm…

Winter beans – pre-emergence weed control

Weed pressure in winter beans tends to be low due to the later sowing date when fewer weeds germinate. However, beans are sown at a very low seed rate so…

Highlights of FAS Roadshows: Coming to a market near you!

Over the course of the autumn and winter we will be holding a series of roadshows at Markets up and down the country (Ayr, Lanark, Thainstone and Stirling). These roadshows…

Slugs – September 2019

Slug damage is already being noted in those winter oilseed rape crops peeping through the ground and wheat will also be on the slugs’ hit list. In oilseed rape, the…

AgriBusiness News September 2019

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