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Scotland's Rural College, SRUC, has produced a new guidance booklet named "Valuing Your Soils" which includes tips and ideas to help protect and improve farm soils, which can make farm businesses more profitable.

There is useful information about Scotland’s agricultural soils and practical advice outlining the upfront financial savings and business benefits of better soil management and the efficient use of resources. Action and problem-specific ‘field-sheets’ are designed for busy farmers with limited time for reading. The appendix contains more detailed technical information and research case studies highlighting evidence from current investigations of Scottish farm soils.

Brochures will be distributed at the Royal Highland Show and other agricultural shows across the country. Electronic versions can be downloaded here - http://bit.ly/1Z2EhVa