Rush Control Roadshow 2019: how to tackle rushes on your farm

Overview

Practical morning visit, including lunch, to two crofts at Waterloo, where Cheryl McIntyre has been trying to increase the agricultural productivity of her rushy grassland. On the day you will:
Learn how rushes grow with expert Ian Cairns of 5Agri in order to tackle them
Get a template rush control plan for the year ahead
Discover how to combine rush control with livestock grazing
Find out how cutting can work better than herbicides
See how the farm’s AECS scheme for corncrakes and wader grassland is working out
Free of charge to farmers and land managers. Booking is required.