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	     	<title><![CDATA[Collaboration is the key]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/arable/latest-news/collaboration-is-the-key-1.1146162?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[THIS YEAR’S Scottish-based World Potato Congress, to be held on May 27-30, in Edinburgh, has attracted a remarkable line-up of international speakers, including Dr Anton Haverkort of Netherlands-based Plant Research International.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[January ends with some ‘optimistic’ outlooks]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/arable/the-gleaner/january-ends-with-some-optimistic-outlooks-1.1146161?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[HALF THE amount of ‘precipitation’ has fallen in our part of the Borders in January this year, compared to last year.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Exports continue to empty UK stores]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/exports-continue-to-empty-uk-stores-1.1145271?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[THOUGH WE might yet see a sting in the tail of winter before spring arrives in the UK – some snow is forecast as I write this – global weather conditions continue to give cause for concern in Argentina]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[A view from three continents – but the same message!]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The Right to reap  a  tale from three countries and three continents this month, with the unifying theme of ‘land rights’ and the ‘rule of law’, which without doubt hold the key to global food security. ]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Beauty in the eye of the beer-holder]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[NEW varieties of barley developed to provide better and longer lasting beer, have had a good season, according to independent trials.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Soil borne pests and diseases hit potato yields]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The combined effects of soil borne pests and diseases in the same field could be hitting potato yields and quality far more significantly than the sum of the issues alone, according to Syngenta potato field technical specialist, Roger Blyth.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[New Linseed variety]]></title>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[History in the making]]></title>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Malting barley heads for a global position]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[THE SHIFT in the tectonic plates of global economics between the west and east is good news for Scottish farmers, it was claimed this week.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Adexar is ‘worth the wait’]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[IT’S TAKEN a while, but BASF has now ‘joined the party’, with its version of the SDHI group of fungicides – but, it reckons it has been worth waiting for.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Quiet trading in the eye of the storm]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[THIS PAST week has produced some severe storms and the first fall of snow in the Borders where we had three inches overnight – it melted within 24 hours but was a reminder of what last winter was all about.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Mild weather and weeds]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[THE MILD autumn and early winter has left Scottish cereal growers with ‘a full range of weeds to tackle’ in their winter wheat crops, according to Andrew Gilchrist, who heads up Scotland’s leading independent advice organisation, Scottish Agronomy.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[UOP’s profits rise]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[HIGHER SEED sales is one of the main reasons why, this week, United Oilseeds Producers announced a 6.4% rise in pre-tax profits for the financial year to June 30, 2011.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[First boatload of OSR for Angus Cereals]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A BOAT containing 2750 tonnes of oilseed rape destined for Rotterdam has become the first consignment to leave Angus Cereals since its £6.5m development in Montrose was completed in July.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[OSR disease control needs fine-tuning]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[THE STRUNG out Scottish harvest will mean that growers of oilseed rape will have to fine tune their agronomy this year as they could be dealing with both early and late drilled crops.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Warning on frost damage]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A TIMELY reminder that fresh growth in cereal crops it could be prone to frost damage, came this week.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Tattie harvest struggles on]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[IT’S BEEN a struggle for many because of the weather, but potato lifting is now complete in most areas – 97% has now lifted in the UK, compared to 90% at this time last year.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Volatility rules the markets]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[AS OCTOBER heads to a close, the general position is that potato lifting and winter wheat sowing are also getting closer to being completed – but that said, there are still a few worrying pockets of the harvest to mop up, most notably in some parts of Lanarkshire.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:06:03 +0100</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Storage problems? ... go to Grain UK]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[WITH THIS year’s difficult weather conditions highlighting storage and drying deficiencies on many Scottish units, then a trip to the UK Grain event, at the Exec Exhibitions Centre at the East of England Showground, near Peterborough, on November 2, could prove worthwhile.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:46:05 +0100</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Quality issues with unharvested crops]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[CROPS STILL left to harvest are beginning to experience serious quality issues because of continuing wet weather.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:02 +0100</pubDate>
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