Water Management

Managing water on your farm – Arran: presentation slides

These are the presentation slides used by Seamus Donnelly during the Managing water on your farm event held on Arran during July 2018

River and river bank with grassland to the right of the water and taller weeds and trees on the left hand side.

Priority catchment awareness meeting; Lothian Priority Catchments – Event summary

Reducing diffuse pollution risks can help you to stay on the right side of the Regulations and protect farm payments, whilst protecting surrounding water quality. Often driven by rainfall or…

Nutrients, structure & drainage for grass – presentation slides from Gavin Elrick

These are the presentation slides used by Gavin Elrick during the ‘Soils, drainage & grassland – Shetland’ event held in July 2018

Soil management for grassland – presentation slides from David Lawson

This is a copy of the presentation slides used by SRUC’s David Lawson during the ‘Soils, drainage & Grassland – Shetland’ event in July 2018

Managing water on your farm – Arran: event summary

This meeting focused on improving drainage and reducing compaction in soils to improve productivity and efficiency whilst also improving water quality. A small but enthusiastic group of farmers turned out…

Soils, drainage & grassland, Shetland – Event summary

Grass has a key role in sustaining ruminant livestock production The day consisted of a mix of outdoor practical sessions, indoor presentations and discussions aiming to help farmers understand how…

Info note – Hot weather July2018

Information Note – Summer 2018: Hot weather and potential risks to livestock health and welfare

TN699: Agricultural use of biosolids composts anaerobic digestates and other industrial organic fertilisers

Technical Note (TN699): Agricultural use of Biosolids, Composts, Anaerobic Digestates and other Industrial Organic Fertilisers

Organic fertilisers such as biosolids, composts, anaerobic digestates and industrial wastes can be useful and cost-effective crop nutrient sources that can improve soil quality. This technical note outlines their use in agriculture.

Practical Guide: Improving water margins for biodiversity and multiple benefits – Livestock farms

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