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Upland Habitats and Impacts of Herbivores, Lochaber – Event summary
** This event in Lochaber was one of a series, further events are being held in Sutherland, Wester Ross & Drymen over the next few weeks ** The impacts of…
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Women in Agriculture events
Inspiring events for women in agriculture A series of free events offering inspiration and advice for women working in Scottish agriculture has been announced. The women-only events, which will take…
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Thinking Ahead for Better Suckler Returns: Turriff – Event Summary
Planning ahead could help improve the efficiency and profitability of suckler herds The topic for the meeting was how planning ahead could help improve the efficiency and profitability of suckler…
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New Entrants to Farming: Health Planning – Event Summary
The final of the 2017 / 18 Argyll New Entrant Group meetings was held on Monday 5th March 2018 at the Falls of Lora Hotel, Connel. Health Planning Local vet,…
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Leatherjackets – forewarned is forearmed so testing is crucial
Leatherjackets, the grubs of the crane fly or “daddy-long-legs” can decimate spring arable crops and seriously affect the productivity of grassland. The loss of chlorpyrifos for control means that avoiding…
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Sheep Identification & Record Keeping for Sheep Stock Clubs and Common Graziers (Skye) – Event Summary
Slips up with tagging and record keeping are a common cause for cross compliance penalities. This course allowed Sheep Stock Clubs and graziers who use common grazings to refresh and…
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New Entrants Gathering 2018 – It’s nae whit ye hae but whit ye dae wi whit ye hae
The New Entrants to Farming Programme held its 5th Gathering, on the 27th February at Perth Race Course. The agenda was built to inform and inspire the participants on a…
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Integrated Crop Management & New Technologies Roadshow: Moray – Event Summary
Integrated Crop Management & Control of Pests Guest speaker Andy Evans opened the meeting with a presentation about the importance of Integrated Crop Management in the control of important pests…
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Important information on the new version of the Muirburn Code
With the Muirburn season upon us, this is a reminder that a new version of the Muirburn Code was produced for the Scottish Government by Scotland’s Moorland Forum and launched…
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Skye Soil & Nutrient Network Farm: Final meeting – Event Summary
This meeting was a review of the work so far with the Skye Soil & Nutrient Network group at Waternish Farm One of the videos was showcased and the remainder…
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