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Managing the risk of ear diseases in cereals
There are three grades of ear disease in cereals to worry about – those that can strip yield and cause food safety issues like fusarium, those that can strip yield…
Read More >Mid-Season Management of Slurry
With many farmers now preparing grassland for second cut silage, this article provides a reminder of some basic principles of nutrient management and considers how to make the best possible…
Read More >The challenge of managing spring barley disease in 2018
After a late start to the season, spring barley crops are growing rapidly. Disease management needs in a shortened season can be hard to judge. Late season green leaf retention…
Read More >Angus Soil & Nutrient Network – Final meeting
The 3rd & final Soil & Nutrient Network Meeting was held at the Finavon House Hotel. Zach Reilly, SAC Consulting, opened the meeting with a background Bogindollo Farm and the changes…
Read More >AgriBusiness News June 2018
Read the June 2018 edition of AgriBusiness News here.
Read More >Leatherjacket risk high for second year in a row
Leatherjacket is the name given to the grubs of the crane fly or “daddy-long-legs”. They live just below soil level and each year eat the roots of grasses and other…
Read More >TN699: Agricultural use of biosolids composts anaerobic digestates and other industrial organic fertilisers
TN699: Agricultural use of biosolids composts anaerobic digestates and other industrial organic fertilisers
Read More >Technical Note (TN699): Agricultural use of Biosolids, Composts, Anaerobic Digestates and other Industrial Organic Fertilisers
Organic fertilisers such as biosolids, composts, anaerobic digestates and industrial wastes can be useful and cost-effective crop nutrient sources that can improve soil quality. This technical note outlines their use in agriculture.
Read More >AgriBusiness News May 2018
Read the May 2018 edition of AgriBusiness News here.
Read More >Oilseed rape sclerotinia management
Oilseed rape will start to pull away rapidly now that spring finally seems to have arrived and, in Scotland’s often tight oilseed rape rotations, sclerotinia risk will be important when…
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