Crops and Soils
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Walking and Talking trees with Andy & Debbie Duffus, Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul
On farm Andrew and Debbie Duffus will introduce us to their farm and will be talking to us about their family’s new venture into woodland creation on their 1540 ha…
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Rural Roundup (13th July)
This fortnight’s roundup features news updates on the Basic Payment Scheme, avian influenza and agri-environment schemes. Janette Sutherland is back with the second instalment of her personal development bookclub. We…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sector Focus – Potatoes
Crop development update As AHDB no longer produces planting estimates for the GB potato crop following the wind-up of AHDB potatoes; information is therefore poor, particularly for the ware crop. …
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sector Focus – Soils
Soil Testing: Benefits and Limitations Without a doubt, soil testing has come to the forefront of UK agricultural policy over the past few years. With the roll out of mandatory…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Cereals and Oilseeds
Demand destruction, harvest pressure UK grain prices have dropped significantly in the last month with Nov ’22 LIFFE wheat futures down 11% / £35.25/t to £282.50/t in the last month. …
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Rural Roundup (June 2022)
This fortnight’s roundup features information on The Official Controls (plant protection products) Register 2020, The 2022 Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation grant, and some timely information on the agri-environmental climate…
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Royal Highland Show – Integrating Trees Network
The Integrating Trees Network is teaming up with Scottish Land and Estates to bring you “Trees on farm?” an expert panel event at the Royal Highland Show, Friday 24th June at 9.30…
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Potato Blight Management Needs to Start Early
As with so many things, prevention is better than cure and eliminating the obvious sources of blight are just as important as ever. Managing volunteers and controlling growth on dumps…
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Inverness Women in Agriculture Group
Fertiliser prices are in the news, but how do you make the best use of the soil you have to grow grass and crops?
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