Crops and Soils

Sapling to Sawmill

The A-Listed Capenoch House will form an impressive backdrop to the two free Farm Advisory Service (FAS) events in Dumfries and Galloway next month. The 19th-Century baronial property sits on…

Crop Health update: Winter beans

Nitrogen fixing crops such as winter beans obviously have advantages in a rotation, adding to soil fertility as well as adding diversity to rotations. Yields can be variable between seasons…

Dumfriesshire Soil & Nutrient Network: final meeting – presentation slides, David Ross

Presentation slides used by David Ross during the final Dumfriesshire Soil & Nutrient Network meeting in December 2018

Case Study: Productive Woodland Creation on Better Land

Read our case study, ‘Productive Woodland Creation on Better Land’ here.

Case Study: Productive Woodland Creation on Better Land

This case study covers the afforestation of a 48ha woodland scheme on arable land in Aberdeenshire in 2017, owned by Aylsa Leslie and her family.

photo of a cover crop mix including red clover

Cover crops – Information note

Read our cover crops information note, here.

Crop Health Winter Roadshows in partnership with AHDB

Inspiring events for cereals and oilseeds growers, focusing on innovations and science which will raise the efficiency and sustainability of Scottish arable production. Regionally relevant topics are curated by AHDB…