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Tam Paton working at Pitlochie Farm, Gateside Cupar for CG Greig Farms TSF

Arable News

Potato prices set to remain strong this season

Potato prices across Europe are set to remain historically strong as the effect of an increase in plantings is limited by poor weather and grower concerns over profitability.
New Scotland area sales manager

KELVIN CAVE has appointed a new Scotland area sales manager in the shape of Guy Hodgson.
EU scientists support neonicotinoid ban

EU SCIENTISTS have concluded that neonicotinoid pesticides do pose a risk to honeybee populations, as they disrupt the species' life-cycle in 'sub-lethal' ways.
Yields down across the board

PRELIMINARY RESULTS for the Scottish harvest suggest that yields are down across the board – but perhaps not as badly as first feared.
Wheat harvest – the post mortem

AN INVESTIGATION into 'yield issues' in 2012's winter wheat crop has been launched by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany and its consultancy wing, TAG.

Prize winning silage at Finzean Estate

For many producers, silage making has been a tricky task over the last few years, with many struggling to get decent yields let alone a decent quality of silage due some of the wettest summer months on record.
Grassland success on NI's Ards Peninsula

Sam Chesney runs a 150 Limousin suckler cow herd, bred to Limousin and Belgian Blue bulls, on his 190-acre Coolbrae Farm, near Kircubbin on the beautiful green Ards Peninsula of Northern Ireland.
Combines roll on all points East!

IT'S A 'View from the East', the Far East and East Lothian, this month, with the combines nearing completion in Ukraine and a visit to two global agri-investment conferences in Singapore to report on this month.
Taking the plunge into arable contract farming

LAND PRICES and costs of production in all sectors of the industry have soared in recent years with the result few opportunities arise for anyone let alone the younger generation to farm in their own right.
Constantly improving at Westfield

This year's Tillage-Live event is to be held at Westfield Farm, part of Lennoxlove Estate by Haddington in East Lothian, by permission of Hamilton Farming Enterprise Ltd, on Wednesday, October 3.

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Following another wet January month, February has started with some strong drying winds, which has at last allowed some ploughing to take place on lighter soils.
Snow needed to build up 2013 harvest

THE MIXED bag that was this week's weather, did nothing really to progress any last minute wheat sowing or prepare for spring sowing.
More of the 'old' with the New Year!

THIS YEAR started where the old year left us – very wet and sodden fields.
The legacy of 2012 will linger long and sorely

AS 2012 is at a close, we can turn our thoughts to 2013, but not before we tidy up a few facts on last year.
Waterlogged ground could cut wheat crop

This past week has seen less rain and more traditional winter weather with some frost and snow showers.