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Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Working for Waders
In this episode of the Thrill of The Hill podcast, host Alex Pirie chats to Patrick Laurie from Working For Waders. They discuss the decline of waders in Scotland, the…
Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Nature Friendly Farming Network
In the shadow of COP26 Scotland prepares to host the world as we agree common targets and policies to combat climate change, equally important is the biodiversity crisis. In episode…
Health, Wellbeing and Nutrition with Anna Groom
As part of the Health is your Wealth series we chatted with Anna Groom, registered dietician, nutritionist and farmers wife. With Anna we discuss why nutrition is important and how…
Thrill of The Hill – Heather Management
Scotland is host to the largest concentration of heather moorland in the world with huge biodiversity interest and carbon holding potential. In this sixteenth episode of the Thrill of the…
Recording wildlife on your farm or croft
As farmers and crofters the natural world is our office, but have you taken stock of the biodiversity on your land? In the midst of a biodiversity crisis, Scotland’s landscape…
Agribusiness News June 2021
The June 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep…
Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Liz Hamilton
Liz Hamilton took on a farming tenancy with her husband and now has passed on the reins to her sons. Liz continues to look after the accounts and records and…
Agribusiness News – May 2021
The May 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month have policy…
What’s Stopping You? – Barbara Girvan
Barbara Girvan’s enthusiasm shines through as she describes her recent new enterprise of a pumpkin patch in the Highlands, providing entertainment for school holidays and raising funds for charity. Her…
Converting to Organics – David Younie
In this podcast Malcolm Macdonald spoke to retired SAC consultant David Younie. David was SAC Consulting’s senior organic consultant and at the forefront of providing advice to farmers who were…
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