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Health is your Wealth: PeaceFit – Movement Plan for Scottish Farmers and Crofters
Health is your greatest Wealth. Keeping physically active is the best way to improve your mental and physical health. PeaceFit is a purpose-built training facility run by Emma Forster and…
Taking stock – the long-term benefits of an Integrated Land Management Plan
In this podcast, Ben Graham, Managing Partner at Kirkland in Dumfries and Galloway talks to us about his experience of applying for an Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) to reflect…
Future Applications of Insect Protein for Agriculture
Janette Sutherland SAC Portree interviews Zero Waste Scotland’s Dr William Clark about a new type of farming – insect farming. The podcast covers a wide variety of topics from why…
New Entrants Newsletter: Autumn 2021
Welcome to the Autumn edition of New Entrants News. Since our last edition Covid-19 restrictions have eased, vaccination role out has been extended to 12 – 15-year-olds and we are…
What are livestock bridges? (video)
What are livestock bridges? Watch to find out how, in some situations, they can be a win:win for biodiversity and climate change.
New Entrants with Added Value – Morton’s Milk
Morton’s Milk is a family business based at Auchinbay Farm in Ayrshire. David and Gillian Morton farm 500 acres milking 320 Holstein cows and store 120 Belgian Blue cross-dairy cattle.…
Agribusiness News November 2021
The November 2021 COP 26 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to. This months along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, this month…
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…
Boosting Biodiversity to Build Business: The Flower Field – N J McWilliam & Co
This short video of N J McWilliam’s The Flower Field showcases how innovative farm diversification has worked for both the farm and biodiversity. In the video you’ll hear Kym McWilliam…
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…
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