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Children’s Poster Competition to Raise Awareness of Croft and Farm Safety
A poster competition that aims to raise children’s awareness of the dangers on farms and crofts. The competition will run throughout the summer holidays and is aimed at children aged…
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Common Grazings – How to Set Up and Host Online Meetings
Common Grazing Clerks, Committees and Crofters – we have a course for you! During lockdown, it has been tricky to hold CG meetings; on this fun and interactive online course…
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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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Polyunits for Production
Throughout the month of September the Farm Advisory Service is hosting a series of online meetings focusing on polyunits. There will be 3 meetings in total, each covering a different…
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Ammonium Nitrate Storage
Following the catastrophic explosion in Beirut reportedly caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate which apparently was stored incorrectly, it is prudent to review the storage requirements for this…
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Winning the battle against rushes – post event summary
Fighting rushes on upland farms can feel like a thankless task. This meeting was a 3 year revisit to the Darvel farm we first visited in October 2017 (you can…
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Resilience for the Future: Look out for a workshop near you!
Resilience for the future; How your mind-set can help you prepare for the future, build your business and overcome challenges. We live in a time of constant change, with challenges…
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Making Tax Digital
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) intend to make the UK one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world through Making Tax Digital (MTD). The benefit of…
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