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Banffshire Soil & Nutrient Network: Final meeting – event summary
Field drainage was the primary focus of the final meeting for the Banffshire Soil & Nutrient Network. The meeting was held on our host farm, Newmills of Boyne near Cornhill,…
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Visit to Drumcarro Farm proved popular
A large crowd gathered for the Organic Production Farm Visit to Drumcarro Farm near St Andrews last month. The event had been arranged to give farmers an insight into an…
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Stirling Soil & Nutrient Network: Final Meeting – event summary
The final meeting of the Stirling Soil & Nutrient Network was held earlier this month on our host farm, Aucheneck. The previous meetings have been fantastic with over 20 farmers…
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Thainstone Soil & Network: 1st meeting – event summary
The first meeting of the new Thainstone Soil & Nutrient Network was held on Kirkton Farm near Kinellar with the kind permission of our host farmer, Scott Campbell. Scott has…
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Major risks line up against the potato crop
The potato sector is amongst those hardest hit by pending pesticide withdrawals and this will make husbandry of the crop increasingly difficult. Of particular concern is the withdrawal of diquat…
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Pesticide losses mean new approaches to crop protection
Concerns over pesticide losses comes out repeatedly as one of the industry’s main issues when it comes to managing plant health issues going forward. Vegetable and soft fruit production are…
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Stem base diseases hit yields in 2019
The SRUC crop clinic has been kept busy this season with stem base disease cases in wheat and barley. Some of these have come in from fields with high levels…
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Pest pressures mount in oilseed rape
Wet weather has encouraged slugs and grazing damage can be seen in many oilseed rape crops. Treatment may not be needed if crops have reached 4 true leaves as they…
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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…
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Forewarned Is Forearmed For Potato Pests
The warm wet end to the summer has further fuelled the risk of tuber blight and it is more important than ever to maintain effective fungicide protection until the haulm…
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