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AgriBusiness News August 2019
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Cauldshiel Trial Site Open Evening June 2019
For the 3rd year, Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service facilitated the open evening at the Cauldshiel Trial Site near Haddington during June 2019. In this video, we hear from some of…
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Video: The Timber Crop Cycle
This video provides a taster of the first day of the Sapling to Sawmill event held at Capenoch Estate in January 2019. We looked at the benefits and practicalities of growing and managing woodlands as part…
Read More >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 soils. We’ve also got a range…
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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 planning in the PLANET Scotland…
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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 the environment What is Integrated…
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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 well structured and freely draining.…
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