Soils
Soil management and nutrient network farms
What can the Farm Advisory Service do for you?
Regardless of farm size or business stage, the Scottish Farm Advisory Service can help you to increase the profitability and sustainability of your farming business through Government funding for one-to-one…
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Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network – Final Meeting
This is the third and final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network Our guest speaker for this event is SAC Consulting’s Poppy Frater who is a grassland specialist.…
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How to Make the Best of your Croft: Wester Ross – Event 1 – Seeing Your Croft’s Potential
Has an area of your croft become overgrown? Are you looking for help realising your croft’s potential? This event is the first in a series of three on improving the…
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Aberdeenshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting ***POSTPONED***
+++Meeting postponed due to low numbers and we will reschedule for later in the year+++ This is the third and final meeting of the Aberdeenshire Soil & Nutrient Network. We…
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Technical note (TN726): Fertiliser recommendations for Grassland
Summary The main limitations to grass production are temperature, moisture, soil pH, soil drainage, soil structure, and nitrogen (N). Recommendations take account of nutrient management planning in the PLANET Scotland…
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Technical note (TN720): Assessment for Land Drainage
Assessment for agricultural drainage requirement Soil is a complex balance of physical, chemical and biological processes which operate at an optimum when the soil is well structured and freely draining.…
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Soil & Tillage – St Boswells
‘The Principles of Soil & Metal Interactions’ will be the theme for this soil & tillage event on the Mertoun Estate, near St Boswells. Join us for an interactive meeting…
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Field Lab: Mob Grazing. Benefits of tree fodder for animal nutrition
Join us at Lynbreck Croft for a special meeting of our Mob Grazing Field Lab, looking at the benefits of trees for animal welfare and nutrition Hear from livestock expert…
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Moray Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
This was the third and final meeting of the Moray Soil & Nutrient Network The afternoon began with a summary of what the Soil & Nutrient Network meetings had discussed…
Read More >Moray Soil & Nutrient Network – final event: David Lawson presentation slides
Presentation slides used by SRUC’s Grassland agronomist, David Lawon, during the final meeting of the Moray Soil & Nutrient Network, July 2019
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