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Upland Habitats & Impact of Herbivores: Drymen – Event Summary
The impacts of grazing of both domestic and wild herbivores affect the long term sustainability of upland habitats. For upland managers it is important to recognise these different upland habitats…
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Soil Management & River Dee Priority Catchment Update: Event summary
This was an interactive workshop looking at soil management and the River Dee Priority Catchment results. The day started with Pete Wright from SEPA explaining the findings found on farm…
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Pumps and Troughs: What are the alternatives to waterings? – Event Summary
This event was held near Fyvie & focussed on what the alternatives were to traditional waterings- which can lead to diffuse pollution from contamination to soil erosion from poaching. The Firm…
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Forth Priority Catchment Area: Doune – Event Summary
Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment information meeting for those in the Doune area The aim of the meeting was to raise awareness of the forthcoming priority catchment which is to come…
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River Don Priority Catchment Walk – Event summary
The River Don Priority Catchment meeting was a farm walk carried out at SRUC’s Tulloch Farm at Craibstone, near Aberdeen. Pete Wright, SEPA catchment co-ordinator, provided an update on the…
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Soil management in grassland systems: Nairn – Event Summary
What is soil health and why is it important? Audrey Litterick from Eartchare Technical Ltd was our first speaker. Her presentation started off with an explanation in to what soil…
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Forth Priority Catchment Area Meeting: Drymen – Event Summary
Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment information meeting for those in the Drymen area This Stirlingshire meeting focused on solutions to protect water quality and featured a demo of spring back fencing…
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Alternative Watering Meeting: Dumfriesshire – Event summary
Following the introduction of the Diffuse Pollution General Binding Rules (DP GBRs) in 2008, significant livestock poaching and erosion within 5m of a watercourse is no longer acceptable. This meeting showcased the…
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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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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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