Practical Guides Publications
Information Note: Peatland Management for Crofters, Farmers, and Land Managers
With COP26 concluded, and increasing international scrutiny on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the UK’s agricultural sector, crofters, farmers, and land managers may be looking for ways to reduce their…
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Forestry Information Note: Storm Arwen Update – Felling Permission and Windblown Trees
Overnight on the 26th of November 2021, Storm Arwen struck the UK with exceptionally strong winds triggering a rare Met Office Red Warning for wind. This was one of the…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Series Highlights
A round up of the Sustainable Sheep Systems series with highlights and tips from the excellent speakers featured on the series’ run of webinars and podcasts as well as detailed…
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Practical Guide: Managing Peatlands and Upland Habitats
Practical Guide: Managing Peatlands and Upland Habitats Scotland’s peatlands store 1.7 billion tonnes of carbon – more than 30 times the amount of carbon in our forests and other vegetation.…
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Setting Up A Carbon Neutral Business Factsheet
This factsheet aims to look at what issues need to be considered when trying to set up a carbon neutral business.
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Pesticide Information Note: Know Your Nozzles
Sprayer nozzles play a vital role in ensuring pesticide applications reach the right target at the right rate. Nozzle choice influences: Droplet size and spray quality Likelihood of spray drifts…
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Creating A Social Media Campaign Factsheet
Social media is a network of over 3.5 billion users that just love to share, seek, and create information. As a business owner, do you utilise these networks in a way that produces great results for your business, your family, and your communities?
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Joint Ventures – What Are The Opportunities For Livestock Enterprises?
Whether you are looking to set up a new venture as a new/young entrant or looking to expand an existing business or are looking to slow down/scale down, Joint Ventures (JV) could be the perfect business arrangement, but the question is – which type of joint venture suits your needs best and what do you need to be mindful of?
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Joint Ventures – What Are The Opportunities For Arable Enterprises?
There is perhaps a presumption that joint venture arrangements are constrictive in nature in the same way perhaps that Farm Business Tenancies are viewed as being the more formal agreement arrangements.
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Joint Ventures – Will It Suit Me and My Business?
Joint ventures can be the perfect business arrangement for farmers/landowners looking to scale down/slow down and for new/young entrants and businesses looking to scale up, but how do you know if it is right for you and your business?
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