Spring Spotlight
There is a tremendous amount of valuable information produced by the FAS every year. This spotlight page, updated every April, July, October and January, highlights those topics which we believe will be of particular interest to many of you right now.
Spring Livestock
Calving and Lambing in the springtime is a time of high-intensity for Scottish Agriculture, with a lot of challenges to overcome.
Visit our lambing page for practical guides of better lambing procedures, equipment checklists, hygiene tips, technical notes and more.
Visit our beef cattle page for health and nutrition advice, record keeping tips, emergency planning, housing and handling recommendations, technical notes, and more.
Biodiversity Audits & EFA Measures
Biodiversity is increasingly more important to Scottish Agriculture and this is reflected in policy coming out of Scottish Government. With recent changes to EFA Greening it’s more important than ever that you have a good understanding of the biodiversity and natural capital on your land and what you could potentially use towards your greening requirement.
If you are looking for more detail on the recent changes to greening and EFA’s, please check out our Preparing for the Future webpage.
We have resources on how to do your own biodiversity audits and support the different birds and insects on your land, as well as advice on how you can source funding to help ongoing biodiversity work.
There are also lots of resources on woodland and hedgerows for those of you considering creating new habitats; needing to improve the quality of existing hedgerows or exploring carbon conservation and compliance alongside your biodiversity efforts.
Finally, there is information available to support habitat and landscape management across Scotland, regardless of where you are in the country, there is information that will be of use to you.
Getting The Most Out Of FAS
The FAS website contains a huge amount of information, but there are lots of other ways to get even more out of the FAS.
We have eight different podcast feeds, each covering a different area of Scottish Agriculture. From inspiring personal stories on Agri Culture to in-dept business analysis from BPN Audio, there’s something for everyone.
The FAS Youtube Channel has over 1000 videos for you to watch, including 5 seasons of FAS TV. There are videos on policy, efficiency, biodiversity and more.
Almost all FAS events are booked through Eventbrite so follow us on there to ensure you never miss a notification.
Finally, FAS publishes 8 different newsletters straight to your inbox, with timely updates and the occasional important bulletin to ensure you’re always up to date on what’s going on in your part of the industry. Subscribe here.
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