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New Entrants to Farming: Joint Venture Farming – Event Summary
Key Points: Trust and respect between the farmer and contractor are vital to ensure the continued success of any agreement. Negotiation is very important when setting up an agreement –…
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Winter beans and their diseases
Winter beans usually produce strong vigorous plans and can be so healthy and green that late season chocolate spot caused by botrytis is almost welcome or they might stay green…
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Wet summer raises risk of potato storage rots
It has been said before that potatoes are not so much a crop but rather just a large collection of diseases and problems. The number of serious pests and diseases to which the crop is susceptible makes a depressing roll call and it is only due to the highly skilled nature of producers that these risks are sufficiently managed and contained to deliver the Scottish crop.
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New Entrants to Farming: Management of Marginal Land – Event Summary
Management of marginal land and the habitats within them is vital to Scotland and particularly in the highlands where the quality of land can be highly variable. Well thought out…
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FAS Case Study: One-to-one Integrated Land Management Plan
Beauty Bhowmik of High Cleughearn Farm In 2015, Beauty Bhowmik and her husband Devproteek, decided to change careers and move their family from London to East Kilbride to start a…
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Ventilation, Cattle Health & Alternative Bedding – Event Summary
Improving ventilation in cattle sheds is key to improving animal welfare and animal productivity. Good ventilation is key in livestock buildings to reduce instance of disease such as pneumonia as…
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New Entrants to Farming: A Business Plan Is More Than Just A Report (Ayr) Event Summary
Kev Bevan, gave an excellent presentation entitled a business plan is more than just a report. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage young farmers and new entrants to…
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New Entrants to Farming: Breeding the Best – Event Summary
The Uist New Entrants group were joined by SAC Sheep Specialist Poppy Frater to look at how to get the best from their Sheep Flock. With many crofters opting to…
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Tenant’s Improvements Amnesty – event summary
Your ‘One-stop shop’ for accessing all the critical information on the Tenant’s Improvements Amnesty Between July and December, The Scottish Government’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) held a series of events across…
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New Entrants to Farming: Animal Health & Welfare Workshop (Borders) – Event Summary
New entrants to farming in the Borders recently attended an informative, hands on workshop on maintaining and improving animal health at the SAC Veterinary Services Centre at Greycrook, St Boswells.…
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