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Cauldshiel Farm Cereal Open Day Spring Barley Trials Information
Details of the 2019 Spring Barley trials at Cauldshiel Farm
Read More >Cauldshiel Farm – Cereal varieties 2019 Update
Cereal Varieties Summer 2019 Update for Winter wheat, Winter barley, and Spring barley
Read More >27.06.19 Cauldshiel Farm Cereal Open Day Guide
This is a copy of the delegate pack from the Cauldshiel Farm Cereals Open Day. The document gives an introduction to the cereal trial site as well as details on the winter wheat and spring barley variety choices, fungicide and fertiliser treatments.
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Farm Advisory Service newsletter July 2019
This month we want to highlight a new report from our Soil and Nutrient Network Farms that looks at the problem of acidity in Scottish…
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Technical note (TN726): Fertiliser recommendations for Grassland
Summary The main limitations to grass production are temperature, moisture, soil pH, soil drainage, soil structure, and nitrogen (N). Recommendations take account of nutrient management…
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Technical note (TN725): Integrated pest management
Summary Integrated Pest Management (IPM) takes a whole farm approach to managing the land which:- Maximizes the efficiency of crop production Minimizes negative effects on…
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Technical note (TN720): Assessment for Land Drainage
Assessment for agricultural drainage requirement Soil is a complex balance of physical, chemical and biological processes which operate at an optimum when the soil is…
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Winter wheat – Variety choice for 2019 drilling
The average septoria rating of wheat varieties being used on-farm has increased, coming on the back of issues in managing the disease with a heavy…
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Winter barley – Variety choice for 2019 drilling
Using more resilient varieties is one of the most effective ways of reducing disease risk – and there is increasing interest in looking at untreated…
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Forward planning – slugs
Anyone walking through crops (or anywhere where there is vegetation) this summer will be encountering slugs. The periods of wet weather this summer to date…
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