Arable
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Profiting From Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions – Hew Hunter, Broachrigg Farm
In case study 5 of our Profiting from Reducing Tillage and Lowering Emissions series we hear about Hew’s move to reduced tillage where he farms at Broachrigg Farm. Click above…
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Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity at Coldrochie
Multi-species swards can bring numerous benefits for biodiversity, soil health, grassland productivity and livestock performance being diverse with a wide range of different grasses, legumes and herbs all bringing different…
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