Regenerative Farming [SS.WFS.RF]
Regenerative Agriculture – Integrating Livestock
Integrating livestock on arable farms has many benefits from extending the rotation by providing more break crops, to increasing soil protection and boosting microbial activity below ground. However, it can…
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Regenerative Agriculture – Maintaining A Living Root
Bill Stewart is a beef finisher from Huntly who grows spring barley to feed his cattle, and he shows us why he believes keeping a living root in the soil…
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Regenerative Agriculture – Maximising Crop Diversity
Above ground plant diversity can lead to a more resilient soil by promoting a diverse soil food web with a range of organisms. On farm, this can be achieved a…
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Profitability of Rotations Factsheet
An ideal rotation should include a balance of different crops. The main aim of a rotation is to provide a profitable sequence that breaks the pest and disease cycle, improves…
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Cropcast: Sustainable Variety Choices
Join SRUC’s Prof Fiona Burnett as she talks to Donald Dunbar from SAC Consulting and Dr Steve Hoad from SRUC. In this episode of the podcast they talk about up-and-coming…
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