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...
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#SYInsitor wheat seed is available from @scotgrain. Good Septoria tritici resistance, high yield and grain quality that can open the door to a milling premium.
Looking for a combination of yield and high specific weight from your next wheat crop? 👀
SY INSITOR could be your variety of choice and help reduce risk this season.
➡️ Discover more about the variety here: https://www.syngenta.co.uk/news/product-update/reduce-seasonal-risk-new-wheat-sy-insitor
🚜 Annual Cereals Survey🌾
Remember to take part in @NFUStweets cereals survey at https://www.nfus.org.uk/policy/crops/annual-cereals-survey.aspx to complete either online or by downloading the form.
This is a really valuable tool in ensuring there is accurate data for Scottish growers 🌾👨🌾🚜 https://t.co/MFzMuhMrvC
Specialist high nitrogen barley #Fairing being cut by one of our growers in the Scottish Borders today. Contracted via our man on the ground @AlanDav57170837
#GrowingInScotland #MaltingBarley @SyngentaCropsUK @katecobbs @TracyCreasy
We have #KWSHawking winter barley seed on the floor now. Its only ambition is to be sown on YOUR farm and to produce lots of quality barley & plenty of straw next year. Give some barley seed from @scotgrain a good home this September. #seedlove
#KWSHawking - our latest high yielding two-row feed #barley!
Read more in this in-depth overview:
https://bddy.me/2QLBl35
We will have #LGSkyscraper going through the seed plant soon, so get in touch to book yours!
http://www.scotgrain.co.uk
Great to see LG Skyscraper doing well in the north 👉 http://ow.ly/6iWP50B9oPz 🙌🌾 #Wheatforallregions
Report: Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon's only large grain silo after blast.
Report: Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon's only large grain silo after blast
Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon's only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages i...
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Great shot of Golden Promise being harvested near Letham, Angus. This was taken before the weather decided August should feel more like November... #MaltingBarley #harvest2020
Don't get caught short on OSR seed this season. @scotgrain have stocks of hybrid and conventional varieties ready to go, including, but by no means limited to - CROME, ALASCO, AURELIA, ACACIA, BARBADOS.....
#GrowingInScotland
The first of our #SeedCare series diseases is #SeedlingBlight.
Occurring largely in wheat & barley, this disease stems from infected seed, soil & crop debris.
Symptoms include loss of plants, stem-based browning, foot rots & ear blights which can lead to a reduced yield!
We had a lot of cases this past trading year where the quality of #KWSBarrel was good enough that we were able to upgrade "feed" wheat contracts for growers and secure them a welcome milling spec premium. #GrowingInScotland
Features included in a packet of #KWSBarrel:
✅ very short and stiff
✅ good disease resistance
✅ OWBM resistance
https://bddy.me/3aB4aZi
