Biodiversity
Agribusiness News November 2024: Management Matters – Biodiversity and the Whole Farm Plan
Biodiversity and the Whole Farm Plan The term biodiversity has been creeping around the farming industry for some time now and many have already engaged through options such as Agri environment schemes. Now we are starting to see it become more mainstream as it is brought into Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) requirements through Whole Farm…
Natural Capital – Pivotal: Nature is Invaluable
We are joined by Jonathan Morley from Pivotal, to discuss the importance of robust, reliable and verifiable data and how digital biodiversity monitoring is part of this. Pivotal are a biodiversity monitoring and analytics company working with a range of Natural Capital managers, funds and organisations across the world, providing data from both the ground…
Natural Capital – NatureScot Biodiversity Audits
In this episode we speak to Celine Delabre from NatureScot to inform listeners on the upcoming requirement to complete biodiversity audits as part of the Whole Farm Plan and how NatureScot’s farm biodiversity app can help to deliver these in the future. We discuss the important details that farmers requiring the audit need to know…
Natural Capital – Loch Leven’s Larder
Loch Leven’s Larder is an enterprise with the farm to fork concept at its core, with the farm providing produce to the café and shop. Since 2005, the larder has put community and sustainability at the forefront of its operations, to provide the Loch Leven area a place to enjoy locally sourced healthy food…
Collecting On-Farm Biodiversity Data with Bioacoustics
This article is part of the Climate Change & Carbon Research Briefings series. More articles in the series can be found below: Understanding Natural Capital Markets Faba Beans for Alternative Protein and Reducing Monogastric Carbon Footprint Applicability of Slurry Separation and Acidification on Farms in Scotland Advancing Agricultural Practices, Reducing Emissions and Ensuring Sustainable Growth…
A Damming Conclusion? Part II
THRILL OF THE HILL | A Damming Conclusion: Part II with Davy McCracken Thrill of the Hill returns for season 5, with an exciting line-up on new and returning guest speakers and specialists in their fields and on their hills. Beavers and their presence in Scotland continues to divide the agricultural community, for some they…