Feeding the Crop [AR.FC]
Understanding Fertiliser
There are many different terms used in the measuring of fertiliser applications, such as hundredweight/catchweight/bag (cwt) per acre, units per acre or kilograms per hectare. Here we explain the difference…
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Reducing Fertiliser Use and Improving Soil Health – A Case Study
Owned by the Birkbeck family and managed by farm manager James Marshall, Hoddom and Kinmount Estate, near Annan in Dumfries and Galloway farms approximately 2,035 hectares, which includes 714 hectares…
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CropCast – Time to Talk About IPM
IPM (Integrated pest management) is set to become a key feature of the Scottish agricultural reform route map from 2025. In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Phil Jarvis…
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Scottish IPM Assessment Planning
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. From 2025 IPM plans will…
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Where to Get Started with Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. IPM plans look at the…
Read More >Technical Note (TN762): Grain Analysis for Cereals
This guidance covers collecting grain samples, interpreting grain results, and how this analysis can help improve nutrient management in the field.
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Purchasing Farm Software – What to Consider
Farm software can be a useful tool to help you stay compliant with regulations, to help keep track of inputs and outputs, and when combined with practical knowledge, good data…
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Technology to Improve Business Performance and Resilience – Arable
In this series of three fact sheets an arable, beef and sheep farmer have been interviewed to find out what key pieces of farm technology they cannot do without. In…
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CropCast – Using Nitrogen Efficiently
Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Mactaggart will be joined by a range of industry experts,…
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Agronomy Winter Roadshow – Aberdeenshire
the Agronomy Roadshows in January bring the very latest research in crop and soil management to audiences in three locations around the country (Melrose, Perth and Inverurie). The roadshows will discuss field trial results from the 2022 season and highlight how this can be incorporated in to plans for the 2023 crop season.
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