The latest in our Contractor’s Yard series is father and son team, David and John Scobbie, based at Shannockhill, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. David established the agricultural contracting ...

Dairy research indicates that farms, where the first cut is not taken by the June bank holiday are much more likely to run short of silage in a difficult year. The value of slurry has essentially ...

A major slurry lagoon project is a Lanarkshire family farm’s next step in their organic journey. Andrew Stewart, of Draffan Marshill, Kirkmuirhill, says the simplicity of organic farming, and the ...

Fertilising for first-cut silage crops is just around the corner. First-cut silage is generally the cheapest forage to make provided of course you get the yield right. Silage is not a cheap crop to ...

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GRAZING silage fields in March/April improves the silage quality because it removes all the grass that has grown over the previous three to four months. Silage fields should be closed around early ...

Farming compliance in England is shifting to an environmental focus, although all of the requirements under the Basic Payment Scheme cross-compliance regime remain in place. Soil, silage and slurry ...