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Soil management and nutrient network farms
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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North Uist Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting, Lochmaddy
You are invited to join us for the final meeting of the Uist Soil & Nutrient Network project. We will review what changes have been implemented by Donald MacDonald our…
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Bielgrange Farm, East Lothian – a Soil & Nutrient Network host farm
Niall Jeffrey manages Bielgrange Farm in East Lothian and was one of our Soil & Nutrient Network host farmers during the period 2018 – 2020. In this…
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network Podcast: Getting back to basics with soil management
Mark Tripney from iSoils and Gavin Elrick from SAC Consulting were the guest speakers during the first meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network. In this podcast we hear…
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Technical note (TN728): Planning Agricultural Field Drainage
Download TN728 – Planning Agricultural Field Drainage Planning agricultural field drainage requires a detailed investigation to obtain the best results. Depending on the site, there could be more than one…
Read More >Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network: 1st meeting – presentation slides used by Gavin Elrick – Cover crops & green manures
Presentation slides used by Gavin Elrick during the first meeting of the Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network held in October 2019
Read More >Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network: 1st Meeting – presentation slides from David Ross: GPS Sampling
Presentation slides used by David Ross during the first meeting of the Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network held in October 2019
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