Life in Lockdown
What a strange and memorable year 2020 is shaping up to be. Since the turn of the year we have seen a new threat to our modern lifestyles, in Covid -19. The spread and effect of this new virus has been alarming and unprecedented with many commentators looking to...
Spring Has Sprung
The last 2 weeks of March and the 1st week of April have seen a change in the seasonal calendar with warmer drier weather allowing hard pressed farmers to focus on planting spring crops and feeding winter crops. It is amazing at this time of year how a sickly looking...
Is this an Infodemic?
The last month markets have been in turmoil as the Corona Virus or Covid 19 has burst onto the scene. The rapid spread and governments inability to control the virus has unsettled financial markets. Initially we saw the “hot money “ flee stocks and shares, this was...
Wind on the Prairie – Scotgrain Heads West
Scotgrain’s General Manager Owen Southwood has just returned from a trip to Calagary, Alberta where he was visiting Canada Malting, a sister company of Scotgrain Agriculture as part of the United Malt family. The trip allowed Owen to share some of the experiences of...
From Fields to Fairways – Scotgrain’s Annual Golf Tournament
The 2019 Scotgrain Golf Tournament took place at Brechin Golf Club, with about 20 farmers taking to the fairways along with some of the Scotgrain team. Findlay Russell of Drummietermont Farm took the winners prize on the day, with Graeme Carnegie and Ross Hume coming...
Scotgrain Social
Congratulations to 2 of our farm traders, Victoria and Tom, who recently passed their BASIS exams.
Victoria works with farmers in Lothians & Borders, Tom covering Aberdeenshire.
Get in touch with your local Scotgrain rep to find out more about #GrowinginScotland #Farming
Scotgrain will be hosting NRoSO courses in January & February 2022 - please contact your local farm trader for more details #Scotgrain #NRoSO
Scotgrain Winter Wheat Trials in Easter Ross safely drilled on 30th September. Working hard to support the local supply chain for Invergordon. Looking forward to see how each of the varieties progress over the coming weeks WhyteandMackay Scotland #scotgrain #growinginscotland #wheat #trials
Diablo bring harvested in Stonehaven. A high yielding spring barley with excellent characteristics for malting.
Sown, Grown and Malted in Scotland for #scotgrain #growinginscotland
Sluie Estates in Banchory taking advantage of good conditions this week for combining spring barley. All our intakes have been flat out taking in high quality malting barley right across Scotland this week #scotgrain #growinginscotland #harvest21
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Congratulations to 2 of our farm traders, Victoria and Tom, who recently passed their BASIS exams 🎉
Victoria works with farmers in Lothians & Borders, Tom covering Aberdeenshire.
Get in touch with your local Scotgrain rep to find out more about #GrowinginScotland #Farming
Happy St Andrew's Day!🏴
If you are celebrating with a #ScotchWhisky, let us know where in the world you are raising a dram to mark Scotland's national day 🌍🥃
The Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2022/23 is online. It is bursting with new and strengthened variety traits. It also features more options for #septoria management and improved cereal lodging resistance ratings.
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2022/23
The latest RL strengthens varietal traits for yield, agronomy, disease and quality characteristics.
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Scotgrain will be hosting NRoSO courses in January & February 2022 - please contact your local farm trader for more details #Scotgrain #NRoSO
Scotgrain operates across the whole of Scotland and the full supply chain- Sown, Grown & Malted in Scotland 🏴- speak to your local farm trader today about inputs and grain marketing options.
Fife sunset yesterday btw 🙌🌾🌅 #scotgrain #growinginscotland
Winter cereals coming through strong in the mild weather we’ve seen in October/ November #scotgrain #growinginscotland #eastlothian #harvest22
🌱 “Without looking after the environment and supply chain, we can’t make our product”
Distillers know the importance of protecting the places that make our spirit special. For #COP26, we heard the #ScotchStory of @Tomatin1897’s Fiona and her role in crafting #SustainableScotch.
Scotgrain Winter Wheat Trials in Easter Ross safely drilled on 30th September. Working hard to support the local supply chain for Invergordon @vaderbogger @whyteandmackay #scogtrain #growinginscotland #wheat #trials
This week, we welcomed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands @MairiGougeon & Julian South from @MagbInfo to our Inverness Maltings. It was a pleasure to welcome the Cabinet Secretary & to provide an overview of the Malting Industry and the ‘drill to still’ supply chain.
@scotgrain wheat variety trial for @whyteandmackay is through the ground and doesn't look too bad at all. 12 varieties in 6m plots 1000 grain wts from 37-54g, 54g stuff was squeaky bum in terms of it finishing the plot.
