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FAS Connect Next Generation Groups
In 2024, two pilot FAS Connect Next Generation groups were launched covering South & Central (spanning Scottish Borders to Isle of Bute and everywhere in between) and Kintyre peninsula. These…
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Combat Drought and Heat Stress with Funded Support from FAS
Scotland’s changing climate means that farmers and crofters will have to adapt to drier summers and higher temperatures, creating numerous challenges. The Farm Advisory Service (FAS) offers one-to-one support to…
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BVD Eradication – Important Changes & Phase 6
Scotland’s BVD eradication scheme has been in place since 2010. Phase 6 of the eradication scheme is starting on 1 July. Changes from July 2025 From 1 July 2025 Persistently…
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Autumn-Sown Cereal Variety Changes
The winter barley list includes six new two-row feed varieties: NOS Olena, KWS Heraclis, Kitty, KWS Valencis, Rosemary and Organa. The are also three new sixrow hybrids: SY Quantock, Inys…
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Greening – Specialist Advice to Deliver the Most Environmental Benefit
Greening was introduced to enhance the environmental performance of farming. If you are applying for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), you must meet the Greening requirements where applicable on your farm or croft.…
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Spreading Organic Fertiliser – Get Funded Specialist Advice to Remain Compliant
Organic fertilisers such as slurry, manure and anaerobic digestate can be highly beneficial when applied to land at the appropriate time and in the correct amounts. From 1 January 2023,…
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Funding for cross compliance support
Scotland has 2 million hectares of peatlands which, if well-preserved, can store carbon, provide unique habitats and mitigate climate change by regulating water flow and reducing the risk of flooding.…
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Get Funding to Boost your Farming Business’s Resilience and Safeguard your Wellbeing
Working in agriculture can be immensely fulfilling, yet it often comes with significant physical and emotional challenges. During periods of personal, professional, or political change, uncertainty about the long-term resilience…
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Funding to Support Spring Biodiversity on your Farm
Ground-nesting birds have begun their breeding season across woodlands, moorlands, grasslands and wetlands. These habitats are invaluable for biodiversity and can provide benefits to farmers and crofters who preserve them.…
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Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) – Update
Good news for crofters! The CAGS scheme, which helps support and improve crofting businesses, is getting an upgrade to make it easier and quicker to apply for funding. To make…
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