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The Scottish Farmer is delighted to be once again on board with the organisers of the Arable Scotland event, which will again take place in a virtual sense on June 29. Now in its third year, Arable Scotland aims to bring together the key players in food production from farmers to distillers and exporters to demonstrate and discuss key industry issues such as innovative and sustainable farming. This year’s event will again take place online following on from the successful virtual event held last year. A core part of Arable Scotland is the series of Arable Conversations that will take place as part of the on-line event and in our third look ahead at what will be on offer, we preview the latest topic: Sustainable rotations – soils, integrating legumes, cover crops and cash crops. The webinar will run from 4-5 pm and will be led by Tracy Valentine, of the James Hutton Institute.
Plan to combat the plague of PCN
EXPERT: Prof Ian Toth says a national strategy is needed.
New research to tackle the growing scourge of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) has been identified by a specialist Scottish Government working group.
Group member Professor Ian Toth of the James Hutton Institute told a meeting of the Scottish Society for Crop Research (SSCR) that an initial research programme costing £2.3m could begin within the next five years if funding is found.
The report, which has been submitted to the Scottish Government, will be published on the Plant Health Centre within the next two weeks.