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New Entrants to Farming: Marketing Matters (Caithness)
The initial meeting of Caithness & Sutherland New Entrant group 2017/2018 was held at Quoybrae Mart on Thursday 28th September at 7pm. Stuart is available for any guidance on selling…
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New Entrants To Farming: Hoof to Hook (Lanark Group)
The Lanark group met at the end of September to develop business planning skills and improve efficiency within the sheep enterprise by following prime lambs from ‘Hoof to Hook’. The…
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New Entrants to Farming: Turfs Up, An Introduction to Grassland Management (Inverness)
The Inverness New Entrants group met in Mid September at the local Dingwall Mart, having been encouraged to bring along samples of their own grass to be evaluated in an…
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Funding for organic farming
Up to £1200 available for Scottish farmers considering organic farming. Farmers considering organic farming in Scotland are being offered free business support worth up to £1200 from the Farm Advisory…
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North East Organic Group – Third Meeting – Event Summary
The third meeting was held on the 16th August 2017 at Mains of Thornton, courtesy of Ian Cooper & Partners. There was an arable focus to this meeting…
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Improving Crop Health & Business Resilience (Lanark) – event summary
It is becoming increasingly challenging for cereal growers faced with unpredictable weather, loss of chemistry and new and increasing disease threats. This has been shown this year with the explosion…
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Mid Argyll Business Group Meeting (Ardrishaig) – event summary
Background Brexit, replacement for LFASS, public budget cuts, lack of opportunities for new entrants, uncertain markets, impending agricultural policy and support payment reform means there is nearly an unrivalled level…
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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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