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Reducing Lameness in Cattle & Sheep (Islay)
Islay livestock farmers & crofters attended this meeting which included a practical demonstration of cattle foot trimming along with discussion and presentations about reducing lameness. Some key points were; Cattle…
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Cattle Resilience – Are you ready for Winter? – Event Summary
Farmers from across the North East attended Woodside Farm, Kinloss this week to discuss issues facing farmers this coming Winter. Presentations and practical demonstrations were part of the meeting.
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‘Water You Waiting For’ (Watercourse Management Ditching and Dredging) – Event Summary
A good day was had in Sanday at the FAS event ‘Water you waiting for’. It was attended by a group of enthusiastic farmers who want to improve their current…
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Improving Efficiencies in Small Scale Sheep Production – Event Summary
Event held at Newlands Farm, Darvel, on 14th October 2017 An enthusiastic group of new and small scale sheep producers attended this event to learn how to improve their flock…
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: Second Meeting – Event Summary
Flowerburn Mains – Update At the second of three Soil and Nutrient Network meetings on the Black Isle local farmers came along to participate with AHDB’s Emily Grant & SAC…
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Optimising Farm Nutrients – Winning the battle against rushes in Upland systems – event summary
Grassland in Scotland has seen a significant increase in rush infestation with rushes establishing in fields where there has not been a problem in living memory. This meeting laid out…
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New Entrants to Farming – ‘Asset Finance: Choosing the right option for you’ – Event Summary
FAS meeting held in Dumfries on 3rd October 2017 Guest speaker Donald Stewart (Farming & Industrial Finance) delivered a presentation on the finance market and the numerous different options that are…
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Waste more, fert. less! Event Summary
Interested in using distillery by-products as a fertiliser? This popular event saw 40 gather at Mulben Mains to see a demonstration of the use of distillery digestate as a fertiliser &…
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Lewis & Harris Soil & Nutrient Network 2nd Meeting – Event Summary
Grassland management The meeting opened with Gavin Elrick, SAC Consulting’s soils & drainage expert giving an engaging presentation about the soil nutrients required for efficient grassland growth. You can read Gavin’s presentation…
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AECS & Pains on the Croft – Event Summary
This was a joint meeting between FAS & the Soil Association (Scotland) and was held on a working croft near Ullapool. The event was dedicated to helping crofters identify habitats and…
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