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• Scottish set-aside ploughing hiccup

  We close this regular peep at what Farmers Weekly's Barometer farmers have been getting up to this autumn with a brief report from Scotland. John Hutcheson has been spraying his Catana , NK Bravour and Mendel oilseed rape at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline... Posted Dec 04 2007, 09:01 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: OSR, ploughing, set-aside, NRoSO, SQC

• Scottish wheats OK but min-till OSR disappointing

  Wheat spraying is well under way and ploughing for spring crops continues in good conditions at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline in Fife. But about half John Hutcheson's 162ha (400 acres) of oilseed rape is beginning to cause concern. "I'm a... Posted Nov 07 2007, 11:56 AM by flutefriend with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: OSR, ploughing, min-till, establishment

• Concern for Lincs OSR

  Despite having to re-sow about 36ha (90 acres) of slug-hit wheat, Ben Atkinson is more concerned for the oilseed rape at Grange Farm, Rippingale, Lincs. "I've admitted slight defeat on the slug front and have ended up re-drilling some Welford... Posted Oct 31 2007, 09:12 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: slugs, ploughing, Oilseed rape, re-drilling

• Bean harvest delayed in Scotland

  Two-thirds of the way through combining the 34ha (84 acres) of Fuego spring beans at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline, John Hutcheson is anticipating some late nights tending his batch drier. "We're three weeks later harvesting them this year,"... Posted Oct 05 2007, 05:25 PM by flutefriend with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Drilling, Harvest, Wheat, ploughing, min-till, Beans, combining, drying