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Optimising Farm Nutrients – Winning the battle against rushes in Upland systems – event summary
Grassland in Scotland has seen a significant increase in rush infestation with rushes establishing in fields where there has not been a problem in living memory. This meeting laid out…
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Waste more, fert. less! Event Summary
Interested in using distillery by-products as a fertiliser? This popular event saw 40 gather at Mulben Mains to see a demonstration of the use of distillery digestate as a fertiliser &…
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AECS & Pains on the Croft – Event Summary
This was a joint meeting between FAS & the Soil Association (Scotland) and was held on a working croft near Ullapool. The event was dedicated to helping crofters identify habitats and…
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Are your Cows “FED” up? – Caithness. Event summary
There was a good representation of local Caithness farmers and crofters, with over 30 people attending. The host farmer gave the attendees a brief introduction to the farm before they…
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Dumfries: PLANET Scotland for NVZ records workshop – Event Summary
PLANET Scotland is free software produced by the Scottish Government. It helps you to use the most up to date advice on producing fertiliser recommendations. Information on soil nutrient levels,…
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Dairy Soil Day – Event Summary
Dairy cattle & good soil management working together At the Standing Stones hotel on Tuesday 26th September, the day started off with talks from Lorna MacPherson and Csaba Adamik. Csaba…
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Using PLANET Scotland workshop: Dumfries – Event Summary
PLANET Scotland PLANET Scotland is free software produced by the Scottish Government. It helps you to use the most up to date advice on producing fertiliser recommendations. Information on soil…
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Efficient use of Nutrients & NVZ Compliance, Dumfries – event summary
NVZ’s, Nutrients & Cross Compliance This was the first in a series of 3 meetings covering nutrient management and NVZ compliance within the Dumfries & Galloway area and was held…
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Improving Drainage & Structure for Healthier Soils, Kilmarnock – event summary
Soil & drainage expert Seamus Donnelly as guest speaker This meeting was held on 24 Aug 2017 at Lochhill Farm, Mauchline and kindly hosted by the Taylor family. Following a…
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Upland Habitats and Impact of Herbivores: Atholl Estate – Event summary
Managing blanket bog to achieve favourable habitat conditions This interactive meeting was held at the Atholl Estate, Perthshire. The impacts of grazing of both domestic and wild herbivores affect the…
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