Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) – Ayrshire

A sheltered flat north-south site, with sandy loam and current vegetation of barley stubble. Planting winter wheat cover crop in 2022, as well as Miscanthus, Willow, Poplar and Eucalyptus in spring 2023.

Address

Auchincruive Estate, Ayr.

Latitude, longitude

55°28’30.7″N 4°33’28.8″W (55.475184, -4.557993)

Grid ref

NS 38427 23117

What 3 words ref for entrance

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Site Plans

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Characteristics

Mean Annual Precipitation (mm)

820 mm

Mean Annual Temperature (°C)

12.9 °C

Altitude 

48 m

Exposure

Sheltered.

Topography 

Flat.

Aspect

N-S.

Soil type

Sandy loam.

Current vegetation coverage

Barley stubble.

Other relevant site info

 

Project plans/actions

Which biomass crops

Miscanthus, Willow, Poplar, Eucalyptus.

Planting goals/aim

Spring 2023.

Agronomic dates (planting, harvesting schedule)

Planting: Spring 2023. 

Harvest: Jan/Feb 2024.

Management methodology (spray off, nutrient additions, ploughing, site prep, others)

– Ploughing/site prep Oct 2022 (Winter wheat cover – except on Miscanthus plots) + Glyphosate (early spring 2023).

– Pendimethalin pre-ems (spring 2023).

– Graminicide 3-6 weeks post planting.

– Dow Shield 3-6 weeks post planting (if required).

– Interrow weeding/spot spraying when required (spring/summer).

Machinery to be used

TBC.

General Info

Field management history  
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Updates

Hub Site Update – SRUC Ayrshire – January 2023
01/03/2023
January 2023 Risk Assessments for grazing, browsing and crop damage threats were undertaken. Auchincruive has had unusually high volumes of rain in the last couple of weeks, followed by a […]
Hub Site Update – SRUC Ayrshire
09/01/2023
December 2022 Summer weed control, cultivation and drilling complete. A winter wheat cover crop has been drilled on all wood crops plots but not on those due to have miscanthus […]

Base line soil samples have been taken, ploughing is in progress, Hopefully planting wheat cover crop week beginning 24 Oct 2022.  

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