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New “walk through” guide to help small landowners create woodlands
Scottish Forestry have recently published a guide on ‘Preparing Woodland Creation Applications’ to help land managers prepare a Woodland Creation Grant Application by bringing together various sources of information on…
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Provenance – The Future is Bright post-Brexit
In a landscape where fresh and local is big business, coupled with uncertainties over future trade deals with the EU, the provenance of Scottish food and drink has never been…
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Covid 19: Challenges to the Pig Sector
An almost perfect storm of challenges, mostly related to COVID-19 is now impacting on the pig sector, with reduced slaughter capacity following outbreaks and restrictions at several pork processing sites having numerous effects throughout the supply…
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The Post-Brexit UK Food Supply Chain
Brexit is likely – to a lesser or greater extent depending on the deal we get – to impact on the competitiveness of our exports, so the domestic customer has…
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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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Government funding to help farming businesses improve resilience to Brexit uncertainties
While trade talks continue as we head towards the 31 December Brexit deadline, many Scottish farming businesses will be concerned about future markets and the potential consequences of higher trade…
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Making Tax Digital (MTD): It’s coming to almost everyone!
Update (November 2020) HMRC’s stated ambition is to become one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world, and the programme is well underway – many farmers will…
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Ditching and draining for profit and flood prevention
Well managed watercourses and margins through arable or grassland fields bring a wealth of benefits to the farm. Careful management not only improves biodiversity and water quality but can increase farm business resilience from flooding and damage during wet weather. With increased rainfall and longer, and wetter periods predicted as a result of climate change, farmers and land managers need to work to minimise the effects on their land and business.
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You might have heard that the Annual Investment Allowance is changing – but do you know what it is and how it might affect you?
Many farmers will have heard about upcoming changes to the ‘Annual Investment Allowance’, but not everyone understands what this is, and how it might be relevant to your business. A…
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Uncertainty – the new normal?
There is a sense in the agricultural sector that Brexit preparation isn’t particularly advanced, not because we don’t understand it will have a big impact, but because of (a) the…
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