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A photograph of Thomas Neely who works for Entrust Environmental, a company producing anaerobic digestate.

Video: Making the most of digestate applications

14 January 2022

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    Thomas Neely from Entrust Environmental explains how farmers can benefit from applying digestate as an organic manure. With rising prices for artificial fertilisers many farmers are looking for…

Seven black and white dairy bred cattle grazing in a grassland field surrounded by a thick hedge that is laden with hawthorn flowers.

Webinar: Are you milking your environment?

Future payments to dairy farmers may alter with more emphasis on the environment and biodiversity. The BRIDE – Biodiversity Regeneration in a Dairying Environment – project in Ireland has been…

A freshwater pearl mussel nestled within some gravel in a riverbed.

The Surprising Life of Freshwater Pearl Mussels

1 October 2021

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In this podcast Janette Sutherland chats to Mary McAndrew who is a project officer with the Pearl Mussel Project in Ireland. Ireland and Scotland have rivers in their High Nature…

A self propelled crop sprayer treating drills of potatoes, driving away from the viewer.

Pesticides – Sprayer filling and washing areas (podcast)

The focus of this episode is pesticide filling and handling areas – the pollution risks, the legislation, design considerations and the safe disposal of pesticide solutions. Agricultural Consultant George Chalmers…

A Blackfaced sheep standing in an area of upland that is thick with bracken.

Emergency Authorisation Approval to use Asulam for Bracken Control in 2021

Following the ending of the approval to use Asulam for bracken control on 31 December 2012, temporary annual arrangements have been put in place to allow the use of Asulam to continue in 2021.

Webinar: Water Margin Management – Episode 3 – Ditching & Drainage for Profit & Flood Prevention

26 January 2021

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        In this webinar we heard from Seamus Donnelly from SAC Consulting talking about best practise when it comes to ditch maintenance, Derek Hanton, also of SAC…

Powerpoint slide 'Nitrogen Fertiliser Management'

Webinar: Protecting Urea

        In this webinar we heard from David Wall, Research officer in soil science from Teagasc talking about protected urea, the impact this has on emissions and…

A farmer stood at the bottom of a newly dug drainage ditch

Derelict to Productive: Drainage

26 January 2021

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The importance of drainage and maintaining drains can often be an overlooked step when managing croft ground. The benefits to spending time and effort into your field or croft drainage…

Consultant stood in front of rushes and wetlands

What’s The Buzz About Wetlands?

26 January 2021

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Wetlands are often overlooked as important habitats for beneficial insects – hear why we should all be buzzing about wetlands from Agricultural Ecologist Dr Lorna Cole. Find more information at…

Consultant stood in front of a river with heavy tree cover on both sides.

The Vital Roles of Water Margins

26 January 2021

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Hear how water margins really are the vital artery through our countryside and some of the multiple benefits they bring from Dr Lorna Cole, an Agricultural Ecologist. Our website https://www.fas.scot/environment/biodiversity/…



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