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North East Organic Discussion Group 1 – event summary
35 organic farmers or those thinking of converting to organic production gathered for the launch of the NE Organic Discussion Group at Craibstone on Wednesday the 8th of March. There…
Read More >Look After Your Soil and It Will Look After You – event summary
Gavin Elrick focused on soil textures, structures and compaction – showing videos on the effects of tyre pressures with lower field settings creating far less compaction than field work using…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management – event summary
+++This event was repeated in Morayshire+++ A grassland management meeting was held on Monday 6th March 2017 as the last of the Argyll & Lochaber New Entrant events for 2016/17.…
Read More >Diversification: Woodlands & Renewables (Stranraer) – event summary
Have you wondered about diversifying into woodlands or renewables? This meeting aims to inform farmers and land owners the future financial and business potential in both woodland and renewable energy as well as highlighting funding sources for these types of projects.
Read More >New Entrants Gathering 2017 Perth Racecourse
Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing was the keynote speaker at this year’s New Entrants to Farming Gathering held at Perth Racecourse. The event – organised…
Read More >Managing Water Margins & Priority Catchment Area Update – event summary
The event focused on outlining the implications of the new priority catchment areas in Dumfriesshire and considered options for the effective management of water margins. After the opening of the…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Common Grazing (Skye) – event summary
The meeting was held in Portree on the subject of Common Grazings which is very relevant to the area. A well attended meeting where 3 groups were formed to go…
Read More >The Knock-on Effects of Flooding from Storm Frank and Mitigation Measures for the Future – event summary
Around 20 farmers attended the event at Birse Hall to hear about how flooding has impacted on a local farming business, discuss soil and forage analysis from the flooded areas…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Do you know what happens at the vet lab after you drop off a sample or carcass? – event summary
This meeting was targeted towards New Entrants to farming and was only suitable for those who had a strong stomach, were over 16 years old and not pregnant! Despite the…
Read More >Buying Healthy Breeding Stock: Johne’s – event summary
‘Buying Healthy Breeding Stock – Johne’s’ meeting Johne’s disease does not become apparent in breeding stock for a number of years. However during this time, infected animals could be passing…
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