Women in Agriculture March 2018 – post-event summaries

Inspiring events for women in agriculture 

In March, the Farm Advisory Service ran a series of free events offering inspiration and advice for women working in Scottish agriculture.

The events covered a range of topics, from accounts and mental health awareness to diversification opportunities and even the role of social media.

A summary of each event can be found in the link below:

• 13 March: Carfraemill Hotel, Borders – Understanding Accounts and Business Planning

• 14 March: New Lanark Hotel, Lanark – Understanding Accounts and Business Planning

• 15 March: (pm) Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney – Mental health

• 16 March: (am) Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney – Mental health

• 20 March: Craigellachie, Morayshire – Food and drink diversification opportunities

• 21 March: Banchory, Aberdeenshire – Diversification opportunities

• 23 March: Inveraray Inn, Argyll – Livestock records and accounts

• 26 March: Kingsmills Hotels, Inverness – IACS and grants and social media in farming

• 27 March: Ulbster Arms Hotel, Halkirk, Caithness – Diversification opportunities

• 28 March: Brechin, Angus – Diversification opportunities

We will be running further Women in Agriculture events in the coming year, we’ll be posting details about them on our social media so follow us on twitter and like our Facebook page for news of these and more great free events from the Farm Advisory Service.