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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It’s the home stretch for the drills as the last 2,600 winter wheat plots are drilled in perfect conditions at Balgonie. We would settle for a sowing campaign like this one every year!!!☀️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Due to milder than average temperatures, aphid colonies are being found in earlier drilled crops. There is an increased risk of BYDV (barley yellow dwarf virus) in cereal crops this autumn, so an application of an approved insecticide may be required to minimise spread.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Combines may have finished but the samples are still being sorted. Trials team just completed packaging the largest series with over a 1000 samples being processed and sent South!

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Radio 4 Farming Today programme could be worth a listen today, as our Managing Director Adam speaks to Lori Carnochan, as part of a series about the role of co-operatives in Agriculture in Scotland. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Managing soil, weeds and residue between crops is a key factor in successful integrated crop management. Our agronomy groups have been considering priorities and sharing experiences in their early autumn meetings.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Establishing oilseed rape trials in Scotland are always a challenge. It can be difficult enough to get seed when you need it, but in the trials there are literally hundreds of varieties. Amazing what a bit of rain can do ☔️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

First potato trials site lifted on a lovely (yet windy) afternoon by St Cyrus beach! Investigating nutritional and biostimulant approaches 🥔🌊

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Have you seen Crawford’s latest video? As well as giving an update on harvest progress and what he has been doing ahead of autumn sowing, he also shares why he values Scottish Agronomy, in particular group agronomy. youtu.be/kcxEWiO9Uio?is… @Crawford Farms @Gloagburn Farm Shop

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Selling the Fat Cattle & Disappointing Wheat to End on

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

4 drills making light work of almost 10 Ha of winter oilseed rape trials in Fife before tomorrow’s rain ☔️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And here’s the team that made it all happen (with the exception of Angus and Will who are already back in the classroom and Jeanette who processes much of the data). Many thanks to all involved and to all our host farmers for all their help. Teamwork makes the dream work 😎

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Great article on George Lawrie in the latest Scottish Farmer, on his standing down as chair of the International Barley Hub (IBH).

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Scottish Agronomy Vice Chairman Iain Wilson, racing against the showers to cut Monza wheat this evening. He is reporting that the effort is being rewarded with a very pleasing yield across the weigh bridge.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

While the combines are currently stopped (due to a combination of maturity and weather) the trials team still have plenty to keep them occupied. All go, but as soon as the weather improves, the combines will start working again ☔️☀️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sometimes you need to take a minute and have some fun! 😂🎤 🎶 🚜

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The trials combines move into spring barley in Perth and Kinross alongside the farm machine. Very early indications are that yields and quality are respectable. More to follow when we get samples home for testing.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Sometimes you just have to make your own luck! Despite a poor forecast, yesterday offered the possibility of cutting oilseed rape in the Borders. Despite early morning drizzle, by mid afternoon conditions improved considerably and the combines rolled into our final rape site.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It was a busy but productive weekend for the trials team. Making the most of the good weather before the rain arrived saw trials in Fife on oilseed rape, winter oats, triticale and linseed harvested, generating plenty of samples to keep them busy if the weather is as wet as the forecast.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

WE ARE RECRUITING! An exciting opportunity to join Scotland's leading independent agronomy cooperative. Please like and share with your networks. scottishagronomy.co.uk/vacancy-expe... See less

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Third and final WB site combined on Friday. As combines cut the North site, teams have been processing the data and testing the grain of the individual trials. Attention will then turn to oilseed rape 🚜

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

All revved up with somewhere to be. Some of the plot combines poised to finish the winter barley at Balgonie. Yields so far have been a pleasant surprise 👍

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Blue skies and dust flying as we make a sharp start to winter barley harvest in the Borders 🌞 Glorious conditions for the combines to have their first day out before moving to our Central site next week 🌾

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Combines on the move to the Scottish Borders in preparation for the first of the winter barley trials coming ready next week🌾🌾

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Informative day at Groundswell for Trials Manager and Agronomist, Douglas and Donald. Meeting some new and familiar faces with interesting seminars on different systems and challenges.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What a day! 🌞🌞🌞 Thank you to all of those who came to our Trials Day. It was great to see so many there and have a chance to catch up over the BBQ. Conversations across the day were exactly what we like to see and hope the day gave you plenty to take back to your business.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A win for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and a day with low enough winds to spray are rare events at the moment, but thankfully today we have both as the trials team make good progress with wheat T3’s and spring barley T2’s at Balgonie

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🥔 Great turnout at Swirlburn Farm today. The Angus Potato Group gathered for a morning of knowledge sharing, kindly hosted by the Geddes family. A massive thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Luke's last day working with us and what better way to finish than with a heads count in Winter Barley.🌾 Many thanks for all your hard work Luke and we all wish you well on your travels far and wide. 🛺✈️🚂🚖🏖️⛺️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Why variety trials are so important. This year’s wheat trials are a perfect demonstration of the importance of untreated plots as the rapidly evolving Yellow Rust picture seems to be slightly different from last year’s major shift. 🤔

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Balgonie sites looks glorious, with the current broken weather encouraging disease development and good differences already clearly visible between varieties and treatments. We look to welcome members to the site on the 23rd of June for this year’s Open Day.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The early bird catches the morning weeds. Small team out early this morning to get sprays on the herbicide trials, while conditions are good. ⛅️🌱

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The trials team have earned their energy drinks this week. After a massive weeks spraying involving over 400 separate tank applications to plots on 18 sites from the Borders to Easter Ross, there is no rest whatsoever.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Interesting day discussing opportunities for pulses at an event facilitated by SAOS and BOFIN. As an added bonus the group was hosted by members who are making innovative use of home grown peas to produce climate neutral gin at the Arbikie distillery.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Greg gives a view from the North in @FarmersWeekly's latest Crop Watch, as Agronomists across the UK look at the variability of spring crops and disease pressures for this season. www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-...

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Crop Watch: Variable spring barleys and weed control in potatoes - Farmers Weekly

This week, our agronomists discuss the variability of spring barley crops, with some having patchy emergence and are struggling. And in Scotland, potato

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Active yellow rust in a high-risk coastal Angus wheat crop last week, which has had both T0 and T1 fungicides. Although in most cases the yellow rust has been controlled, the nature of the disease allows it to multiply quickly if unchecked.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Early start for Gavin at the weekend as he was on Balgonie site at sunrise to burn out tramlines in the spring drilled trials. Spray days have been in short supply recently. Trials team not far behind as winter barley T2’s were also applied as well as T1’s on the winter oats.😎

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Big differences can now be seen in untreated winter wheat plots as Yellow Rust is now clearly evident in susceptible lines. Hopefully you are not seeing this, as control from here is challenging and costly. The T0 & T1 application timings are key and provide good control so far.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Greg recently joined the Bayer Crop Doctor tour as they visited their plots at our Balgonie site in Fife. dropbox.com Bayer_Byresloan nr Glenrothes Fife -YT_NeilExtended_v3.mp4 Shared with Dropbox

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

With flag leaves emerging in early winter wheat crops, it is important to consider fungicide options for the T2 timing around the end of May. Protecting the upper canopy is key to maintaining yield in the run up to harvest.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As some of you may have heard, BBC Farming Today featured the Soil Association promoting a campaign to ban glyphosate for pre-harvest desiccation in the UK on Wednesdays show. www.scottishagronomy.co.uk/media-release-glyphosate-ban/

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MEDIA RELEASE - GLYPHOSATE BAN - Scottish Agronomy

Date: 6 May 2026 Glyphosate ban risks higher food prices, new farmer evidence shows Farmers warn glyphosate ban would increase costs, damage soils and threaten UK food production United Oilseeds is ...

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

NORTH OF SCOTLAND FARMER APPOINTED NEW CHAIR OF SCOTTISH AGRONOMY

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

First of the potato trial sites planted on a lovely day in the East Neuk. Hopefully the start of a good run 🌞🥔

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Our Fife oilseed rape trial looks fantastic as it comes into flower. Here’s hoping for a repeat of last year’s prolonged flowering period and record yields 😎

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Greg swapped tramlines for train tracks today. A trip to sunny Peterborough to chair the Oilseeds Crop Committee for the AHDB Recommended List Project and contributing to new variety selection for the UK.

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our spring drilled sites are off to a great start, with very even establishment on all 6 locations from the Borders to the Black Isle. Some leaf mottling visible on the Fife sites caused by a combination of frosty mornings and cold north winds. Temps are overdue but welcome ☀️

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“Winter barley crops are moving quickly now with flag leaves fully extended in some areas. The typical T2 fungicide timing is once awns are just visible. For many crops the gap between T1 and T2 is likely to be shorter than normal this season.”

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Scottish Agronomy Ltd @scotag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Last round of fertiliser on the Winter Crops at Balgonie, which also gives a great opportunity for training the newer members of staff.

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