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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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Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network Final Meeting – Event summary
The third and final meeting of the Roxburghshire Soil and Nutrient Network Farm took place recently at Stichill Village Hall. The meeting began with some discussion on assessing farmgate nutrient…
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New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management Workshop – Event Summary
Introduction Delegates attended the 6th FAS New Entrant Programme workshop held on 21st February at Radstone Hotel. The group were joined by Poppy Frater from SAC Consulting and Peter Addie…
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Aberdeenshire Soil & Nutrient Network: 3rd Meeting (Inverurie) – Event Summary
Did you know that one hectare of soil can contain 3.5 tonnes of fungi, 1.5 tonnes of bacteria and between 1-5 tonnes of invertebrates? The importance of soil biological activity…
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Greening & NVZ Compliance: Forfar – Event Summary
There have been subtle changes to the Greening Rules for 2018 The morning started at the Plough Inn in Forfar, with a good attendance. Gillian Innman spoke during the morning…
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New Entrants to Farming: Adding Value to Your Produce – Event Summary
The North East and Forfar New Entrants to Farming groups joined together to discuss adding value to their farm produce. Guest speaker and food marketing ‘guru’, Kerry Allison, from SAC…
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Caithness Soil & Nutrient Network Final Meeting – Event summary
This was the final of 3 visits to the Knockglass Soil & Nutrient Network Farm. With the recent wet weather Gavin Elrick, soils & drainage expert gave a very apt talk on…
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