CropCast Farm Advisory Service

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Dr Neil Havis, a Senior Plant Pathologist at SRUC to discuss natural products with a focus on elicitors.  
Cropcast is your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government.
Related Resources
Strategic Cereal Farms | AHDB
Technical note (TN725): Integrated pest management | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Click here to listen to CropCast Natural Products Part 2 - VIXERAN (Biostimulant)

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Andy Cunningham, a Field Technical Manager at Syngenta to discuss Vixeran, a new biostimulant which is now available to growers in the UK. 
Cropcast is your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government. 
Related Resources
VIXERAN - Biostimulant | Syngenta
The Role of Biostimulants in IPM | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Click here to listen to CropCast Natural Products Part 1 - Elicitors

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Peter Lindsay, an Agricultural Consultant at SAC Consulting and Professor Ian Bingham, a Plant & crop physiologist at SRUC, to discuss spring fertiliser applications for the season ahead. 
Cropcast is your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government. 
Linked FAS Resources
TN685 - Sulphur Recommendations for Crops
TN732-Nitrogen Recommendations for Cereals, Oilseed Rape & Potatoes
TN715 – TN718 Phosphate & Potash recommendations for crops

Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government. 
In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Neil White, from Greenknowe Farm to discuss his journey, switching from a plough-based system to strip tillage, almost 10 years ago. Neil was recently awarded Farmers weekly, arable farmer of the year 2023. 
Linked FAS Resources
Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions - Neil White, Greenknowe Farm (youtube.com)
Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions - John Muir, Freelands Farm - YouTube
Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions - Hew Hunter, Broachrigg Farm - YouTube
Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions - John Davidson, Penicuik Estate (youtube.com)
Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions - John McCluskey, Lea Farm (youtube.com)
Technical Note (TH553): Minimum Tillage

Welcome to Cropcast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Iain Boyd, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government. 
In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by SAC Agricultural Consultant’s Donald Dunbar, Mark Bowsher–Gibbs and Iain Riddell to discuss the potential for alternative crops such as Rye, Hemp and Sugar beet in the Scottish arable rotation.  
Linked FAS Resources 
Rye 
Growing winter Rye in Scotland
Growing Winter Rye in Scotland | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)   
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) | AHDB
South of Scotland Enterprise Report - Alternative Crops Case Study
 
Hemp & Sugar beet 
South of Scotland Enterprise Report - Alternative Crops Case Study 
Hemp -30 

Welcome to Cropcast, your go-to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Stephenson will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you timely updates to help you make decisions in the field. 
Producer George Gauley, Editor Iain Boyd, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond, in association with the Scottish Government. 
In this episode, Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Professor Fiona Burnett from SRUC to discuss the results of this year’s fungicide performance trials.  
Professor Fiona Burnett is Head of Knowledge Exchange and Impact at SRUC and an applied plant pathologist with a focus on plant health and sustainable and integrated crop production. 
Linked FAS Resources 
AHDB - Trial Results for 2024 https://ahdb.org.uk/recommended-lists-for-cereals-and-oilseeds-rl-harvest-results-commentary 
AHDB Agronomy Roadshow 9TH Jan – 16th Jan https://www.fas.scot/events/ 
FAS Crops & Soils bulletin https://www.fas.scot/crops-soils/crops-and-soils-bulletin/