Crops and Soils
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Farm Management Handbook 2018/2019
The 39th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
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Soil health – why and how?
Interest in soil health is growing at all levels. It is a key area for policy with the UK government’s 25-year environment plan, launched earlier this year, indicating that future agricultural policy will focus on soil health and structure.
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AgriBusiness News October 2018
Read the October 2018 edition of AgriBusiness News here.
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Timber quality – A product of it’s environment (FWN31)
The importance of managing your woodland to maximise saw log volume is something that cannot be stressed enough. With biomass prices the strongest they have been in recent years there…
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The Harvesting Contractor (FWN31)
If you have some mature woodland, current timber prices mean it’s a great time to harvest. But what’s actually involved in turning your trees into cash? Davie Dick, of Dick Brothers…
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The Roading Contractor (FWN 31)
Taking on the building of a new road may be one of the most daunting aspects of the harvesting process. Indeed, it can be an expensive business but with proper…
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Hello and welcome!
Welcome to the new look of the Scottish Farm Advisory Service (FAS) website and to the first post in our new blog. My name is Will Searle and it’s my…
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Uist Soil & Nutrient Network: 1st meeting – event summary
This was the 1st meeting of the Uist Soil & Nutrient Network Farm so it started with an introduction to the farm and the Soil & Nutrient Network. This was…
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