In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Dr Steve Hoad, team leader in agronomy, physiology & genetics at SRUC, to provide an update on how winter cereal varieties have been performing during the 2024 variety trials, along with his top variety picks.

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.

Linked FAS Resources

For the most recent Scottish Recommended list 24/25

https://www.sruc.ac.uk/media/4qybv20b/sruc-cereals-recommended-list-2024-tables-winter-edition-w1.pdf

Full variety data sets collected are available on the AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds website https://ahdb.org.uk/rl

Lothian crop trials webinar 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74muZHiI9w

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Professor Fiona Burnett, an applied plant pathologist at SRUC to discuss the performance of fungicides during the challenging growing season, that has been 2024.

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

Lothian Crop Trials Webinar - YouTube

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by David Brown, an Environmental Consultant at SAC Consulting to discuss pollinators, beneficial insects and biodiversity on arable farms.

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

How to increase wild pollinators on your farm | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Improving Biodiversity on Your Farm | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

FAS – Specialist advice – Funding for a biodiversity, habitat and landscape management plan of your farm

Specialist Advice | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

IPM (Integrated pest management) is set to become a key feature of the Scottish agricultural reform route map from 2025. In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Phil Jarvis & Amy Geddes from the voluntary initiative to discuss IPM. What is it and how do farmers go about getting started.

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:

VI Page on IPM

AHDB – IPM Hub

NFU – IPM Plan

Plant health centre – IPM for arable crops or grass, also horticultural.

Scottish Agricultural Reform Route Map

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 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 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