Biodiversity
Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Lime & Soil Health
In the eleventh episode of the Thrill of the Hill podcast series, agricultural consultant Alex Pirie talks to Dr Bill Crooks (SAC), about the current state of Scotland’s soils, the…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Enhancing Peatlands
Scotland’s land and topography presents challenges for upland farmers across the country, but in many ways, it is also a blessing in disguise. Peatland, while not conventionally productive, provides important…
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Technical Note (TN738): Hedges – Carbon, Conservation & Compliance
Technical Note (TN738): Hedges – Carbon, Conservation & Compliance When it comes to hedges it is important to remember the three Cs: Carbon, Conservation & Compliance. Hedges dominate the farmed…
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Technical Note (TN738): Hedges – Carbon, Conservation & Compliance
This technical note provides an overview of the use of hedges including the benefits they can bring, establishment and management.
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Hedges – Cultivating, Cutting and Carbon Capture
In this video, Agricultural Consultant, Alex Pirie, provides a good overview of what to think about when considering planting, or how you manage hedgerows on the farm. Alex introduces the…
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Barnside Farm – Becoming Organic, Rotational Grazing, and Mob Grazing
In this podcast SAC Consultant Malcolm MacDonald caught up with Charley and Andrea Walker from Barnside Farm. They discussed their farming system, why they became organic, rotational grazing and mob…
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How can beneficial insects help you?
How can beneficial insects help you? What insects inhabit agricultural land? How can we tweak the balance towards insects that are beneficial to production? Join Dr Paul Chapman, a conservation…
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