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Grant funding to help improve sustainability of Scottish farming businesses
Managing a farming business amidst local lockdown measures can be challenging, with many farmers and crofters facing ongoing market uncertainty created by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Through the Scottish Government’s…
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Paying for Covid: could you be affected by the outcome of the Capital Gains Tax review?
On the 14th July the ‘Office of Tax Simplification’ (the independent advisor to the government on simplifying the UK tax system set up in 2010 with the objective of offering…
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How ‘natural enemies’ can be farmers’ friends
With evidence mounting that insect populations are declining, farmers are being encouraged to act now to save these vitally important species. While some can be classified as pests, many –…
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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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When should a first wheat be treated as a second wheat?
With an anticipated reduction in demand due to the disruption from COVID combined with reports of quality issues leading to costly deductions and rejections, a number of malting barley growers are looking at sowing winter wheat following…
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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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Brexit & the Pig Sector
At the start of the year, Brexit was very much in the limelight with much being made of the short timescale for both the UK government and the EU to…
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Keeping Pace with Green Policy
For over ten years, Scottish agriculture has come to recognise the importance of sustainable management of the farmed environment, mainly in response to the growing climate crisis and biodiversity decline.…
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