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Cereal Trials Open Evening: Improving Crop Health & Business Resilience – event summary
The SFAS crop health and business resilience event highlighted a positive outlook for grain markets, promising new varieties for wheat and barley, declines in disease sensitivity to some fungicides, changes…
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Design and Management for Woods and Wildlife – event summary
There was great feedback from those who attended our event on Thursday 29th June. Here are a few key points from the day: Our host, Alan Twatt, explained why he…
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North East Organic Discussion Group: Second Meeting – event summary
This was the second meeting of the NE Organic Farming Group. It was hosted by Alastair Wilson, Upper Wheedlemont, Rhynie – an excellent example of a well established organic farm.…
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Growing a Grass Wedge: Rotational & Paddock Grazing Tips for Cattle & Sheep 2 – event summary
The meeting followed up the initial meeting in March about starting a paddock/rotational grazing system, by visiting a farmer who is starting a paddock grazing system, and discussing the issues…
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Cross Compliance Workshop (Lanark) – event summary
With around 8 farmers in attendance Hazel Laughton from SAC Consulting gave an overview of maintaining statutory cattle and sheep records including what to inspect at a government inspection, the…
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Podcast: Growing crofting and smallholdings
‘Growing Crofting and Small Holdings’ is a brand new radio show which broadcast on Cullin FM on Tuesday the 18th of April. The programme featured: • Lambing course on Skye • Learning…
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Having a Field Day with Grass (Stornoway) – event summary
Event Summary It was standing room only at the Lewis and Harris Auction Mart on Friday 24 March when crofters, young and old alike, packed in to hear Franz Brulisauer…
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New Entrants to Farming: Overview of Crofting Support (North Uist) – event summary
The meeting was on crofting support schemes and was requested by several of the group members as they were unsure of all the support available to them. The meeting went…
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New Entrants Workshop : Getting More From Your Grass (Borders) – event summary
The final new entrants workshop of the winter was held on farm for the first time in the Borders, with a focus on grassland management. Grassland management is a key…
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Here Comes Summer: Getting It Right With Seasonal Lets – event summary
Hazel Laughton and Jennifer Brown from SAC Consulting gave an overview of the new ScotMoves legislation for moving cattle to seasonal lets within business ownership, what is required for seasonal…
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