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Funded Support for Lambing Season Success
As spring arrives, farms across Scotland begin to welcome new life into their fields. Lambing season is a busy time for farming and crofting families, who must be on duty…
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Risk of Schmallenberg in Lambing Flocks and Calving Herds this Spring
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is transmitted by the biting insects of the Culicoides family (midge) and can cross the placenta to infect foetuses. Foetal deformities can occur if an animal is…
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Preparing for Sustainable Farming Funding Continuing for Final Year
Farmers and crofters will be able to continue to access payments to carry out soil analysis, carbon audits, and animal health and welfare interventions for an extra year. The ‘Preparing for…
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Looking to the Future at FAS Conference
On 30th January farmers from across Scotland gathered at a sell-out event to discuss Farming for the Future. The conference, hosted by the Farm Advisory Service, featured a variety…
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Winter Agronomy Roadshow 2025
The popular annual agronomy roadshow returned this month, offering an evidence-based approach to productive and sustainable arable systems and delivered the latest arable research. The events were co-delivered by FAS,…
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Whole Farm Plans for Farm Woodlands
Many of the businesses with farm woodlands claim Basic Payment Subsidy (BPS). To continue to claim subsidy from 2025, farmers, crofters and land managers are being asked to undertake at…
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Lowland Deer Management Training Project
Scottish Forestry are organising a lowland deer management training project that will: Train foresters, land managers and landowners on how to complete and assess effective and useful Deer Management Plans.…
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Small-Scale Tree Planting Grants Available
Funding is available for small-scale tree planting projects in Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders as well as land located within South and East Ayrshire that falls within the GSA UNESCO Biosphere.…
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Whole Farm Plans for Dairy Farms
The whole farm plan is designed to support farmers in finding ways to identify opportunities to improve sustainability and profitability in their business. The introduction of the whole farm plan…
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Crofting Businesses: Carbon Audits and Preparing For Sustainable Farming
In recent times, crofters will have heard more about carbon audits than ever before. There are several reasons for why they are so important, such as Scotland’s net zero target…
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