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Cost Effective Barley Fungicide Programmes for 2020

The best margins over fungicide costs are achieved where barley fungicides are applied at the most effective and responsive timings and tailored to the disease risks. Unlike wheat, where yield…

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…

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…

IPM plots at Arable Scotland last year showing some of the reduced input approaches possible with more resistant varieties and naturally derived elicitor products which maximise the crop’s own defences against disease.

Pesticide News in 2020

Of our top 50 active pesticides in arable crops, more than 30 are at some risk of withdrawal and losses will be particularly acute this year with the loss of…

Agronomy 2020 – Presentations from Scottish Events

The Scottish Agronomy 2020 roadshows were held in Perth, the Scottish Borders, Inverness and Aberdeen during mid-January. The events were held in association with AHDB and SRUC and had a…

Highlights of FAS Roadshow

Final dates for our Highlights of FAS Roadshows have now been announced. These Roadshows will take place at Lanark, Thainstone and Stirling throughout the month of March. Roadshows will bring…

Angus Soil & Nutrient Network: 2nd meeting event summary

The second meeting of the Angus Soil & Nutrient Network was held during the middle of January 2020 at the Finavon Hotel, Forfar – a bit warmer than an on-farm…

Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: First meeting event summary

The first meeting of the Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network was held in early December 2019 and the primary focus was: The Truth About Trace Elements When considering soil health…

Crops at risk: What to look out for this season.

Wet conditions and late drilling have exacerbated some pest problems this season but some sharp frosts in November have reduced the aphid and BYDV risk by putting a stop on aphid flights into crops for the next few months, although any return of milder weather may well allow some aphids to multiply and potentially spread BYDV.