Crops and Soils
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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…
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Farm Advisory Service newsletter September 2019
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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…
Read More >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…
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AgriBusiness News September 2019
Read AgriBusiness News September 2019 here
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Blight Risk Update – Sept 2019
Blight risk update Unsurprisingly, there has been a surge in the number of late blight outbreaks across Scotland. So far the Fight against Blight service has 80 reports of outbreaks…
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Weeds in Winter Oil Seed Rape – Sept 2019
For crops not treated pre-emergence, there are a number of metazachlor-based herbicides that can be applied once the crop has two expanded cotyledons. Generally speaking, formulated mixes are a better…
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Pests in Winter Wheat – Sept 2019
Wheat bulb flies will be laying eggs through to late September. Growers are strongly advised to consider an assessment of egg numbers from early-September in fields planned for wheat, particularly…
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Harvested Crops -Sept 2019
With a wetter than usual harvest this season, the risk of pests problems flaring up in stored grain in higher than usual, particularly if stores and associated machinery have not…
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