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Women in Agriculture Inverness-shire: Fertiliser – the basics
Do you know your P’s & K’s? At the request of the Inverness-shire and Ross-shire Women in Agriculture group, this webinar explains the basics of fertilisers. Along with Audrey Litterick,…
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Technical note (TN734): Fertiliser recommendations recommendations for vegetables, minority arable crops and bulbs
Summary Vegetables and some of the minority crops can have a high value. Production costs are also often high, with fertilisers accounting for a very small percentage of variable costs.…
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Making more forage this year
With contingency planning and system changes possible, some might want to hone the mind on making more forage to increase stocking capacity and stock performance this year. This article summarises…
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Good Drainage is Key to Better Soil Health
Ensuring that your drainage system is working is a key element in maintaining soil health. Drainage systems have a limited lifespan and need annual assessment, maintenance and investment to ensure…
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Understanding Nutrient Interactions with Mark Tripney
Mark Tripney, ISoils Ltd, returned as a guest speaker at the second meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network. The topic for the meeting was ‘Understanding Nutrient…
Read More >Soil & Manure Nutrients – Presentation slides by Mark Tripney for Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network (March 2020)
Presentations slides used by Mark Tripney during the 2nd meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network, March 2020
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Winning the battle against rushes – post event summary
Fighting rushes on upland farms can feel like a thankless task. This meeting was a 3 year revisit to the Darvel farm we first visited in October 2017 (you can…
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Alternative bedding podcast: Compost by-products
In this episode of our podcast, Beef Consultant Sarah Balfour discusses the merits of various alternative bedding products. In this episode she visits Keenan Recycling in Aberdeenshire to discuss the…
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Ayrshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
This was the final meeting of the Ayrshire Soil & Nutrient Network and we returned back to where we started – at our host farm Dormieston. The focus for the…
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: 2nd event – Nutrient Interactions
This is the second meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network and the theme of ‘Nutrient interactions’ will follow on from the discussions during the first event. As yields…
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