Arable
Geotagging Photographs for SACGS
Part of the supporting documentation for claiming back your items through the Sustainable Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme requires you to upload “Geotagged” photographs. Watch this short video to show you…
Read More >Agribusiness News December 2022
Welcome to the December edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. News in brief COP27 spotlights on food & energy security…
Read More >CropCast – Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs)
Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Mactaggart will be joined by a range of industry experts,…
Read More >Seaweed
In this water episode of our Natural Capital Series, we discuss seaweed and its wider benefits to the farming community, it’s important ecosystem services and the various uses for seaweed…
Read More >Funding Opportunities for Sustainable Farming
As Scotland aims to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, it was announced that a National Test Programme would be developed to support sustainable food production. As…
Read More >Forage and Grass Guide
Well planned and managed forage and grassland provides an opportunity to incorporate more resilience into our beef and sheep businesses. By looking at our forage systems on a whole farm…
Read More >Rural Roundup – 16th November
In this fortnight’s edition we get the latest news from Tiffany MacTaggart, who is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural sector, I…
Read More >CropCast – Measuring a Healthy Soil
In this episode Tiffany Mactaggart is joined by David Ross, a senior Agricultural consultant from SAC consulting along with Audrey Litterick, director of Earthcare Technical, to discuss soil health. What…
Read More >Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – Alistair Hodge, Whitsome Farm
In the sixth of our Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we visit Alistair Hodge, Whitsome Farm who has adopted the principles of minimum tillage. Click below to watch the…
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