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Getting the farm ‘climate ready’
Farmers and land managers are constantly making business decisions whilst having to factor in and account for various unknowns; fluctuating commodity prices, market trends, changing regulations and new schemes are…
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Embedding sustainability and resilience in the Scottish agricultural sector – COP26 and beyond
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which is the biggest international climate conference globally, was being held in Glasgow earlier this month. It was the first…
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Get a helping hand to kick start your farming or crofting business
Setting up a farming or crofting business comes with its challenges. Not only do you need a well-designed business plan, you will also need to have good knowledge of agriculture…
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Women in Agriculture, Caithness: Animal Health
Women in Agriculture, Caithness are running a 2-part mini series of GoToMeetings, based on Animal Health that you are all invited to (click the links to register): Part 1 –…
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Keeping Pigs at a Small Scale Level
Join Ross Mackenzie, Dr Emma Baxter and SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officer Hannah Orr for a series of bitesize webinars throughout October. The webinars are aimed at anyone looking to keep…
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A Season with Sheep
If you are new or relatively new to sheep keeping, join us for this series of 3 meetings online, discussing the 3 key seasons in the sheep year. We start…
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Managing People
Managing people and getting the best from staff can be challenging. Often farmers themselves have never been employed other than by the family business and this makes the thought of…
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A New Start
We are hosting a series of webinars throughout the summer months, on a new start. These will be 60 minute webinars with an excellent line up of speakers to discuss…
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Planning For The Future Roadshow
The roadshow will be held in collaboration with FAS, NFUS and the Scottish Land Commission this will take place throughout the winter months at various different locations. The aim of…
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Farming in the Online Age: Staying Safe
As digital technology helps farming businesses to become more efficient, virtually every farmer will use at least one online service to run their business whether it’s online banking, digital accounting…
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