Soils
Soil management and nutrient network farms
Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – Event Summary
The third and final meeting of the Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network was held on 24 September 2019 The evening started with a summary of the work undertaken at Balwherrie…
Read More >Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – Presentation slides
Presentation slides from the final meeting of the Stranraer Soil & Nutrient Network held during September 2019, discussing the Balwherrie Lime Trials, the importance of analysing slurry and livestock nutrition with 2019 silage analyses.
Read More >Presentation slides used by Philip Wright, Wright Resolutions Ltd, Aug 2019
Presentation slides from Wright Resolutions Ltd Consultant Philip Wright, used during FAS events Aug 2019.
Read More >SAC Technical Note TN553 – Minimum Tillage
This is a copy of SAC Technical Note TN553 – Minimum Tillage
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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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Angus Soil & Nutrient Network: First meeting – Event summary
The first meeting of the new Angus Soil & Nutrient Network was held on Redwell Farm, with the kind permission of our new host farmer, Roy Callandar. After an introduction…
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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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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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