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Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, Tiffany Mactaggart 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 Mactaggart is joined by senior SAC agricultural consultant Hugh Ironside to discuss some of his recent work looking at projected gross margins at differing grain and fertiliser prices.
Tiffany will also be joined by SAC principal consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs to discuss the upcoming cereal variety trials open evening on the 30th June at Ormiston Mains farm and why growers can benefit from visiting these trial sites.
Linked FAS Resources
Gross Margins
\\xb7 Gross Margins For Combinable Crops At Different Grain & Fertiliser Prices
\\xb7 FAS Business Tools https://www.fas.scot/rural-business/business-tools/
\\xb7 AHDB Farmbench - https://ahdb.org.uk/farmbench
\\xb7 Improve Your Farming Finances in 30 mins https://www.fas.scot/publication/improve-your-farm-finances-in-30-minutes-2/
SRUC Crop Trials
\\xb7 Scottish recommended variety list https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/44293035/SRUC_Cereals_Recommended_List_2022_Tables_Final_Ver1.pdf
\\xb7 Crop Trials Event 30th June 2022
https://www.fas.scot/events/event/crop-trials-tour-lothians/
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
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