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Integrating Trees Network Event – Tea & Trees
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Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Talking Timber
Thrill of the Hill is back! Season 3 #1 – Talking Timber. In this episode we hear from SAC Woodland Specialist Ben Law about the current state of play in…
Read More >Preparing for sustainable farming
Helping to futureproof farms. Farmers, crofters and land managers now have access to new guidance on financial support for activity that will improve awareness of their climate performance. The first…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Great Yellow Bumblebee
2017 saw the start of Scotland’s Pollinator Strategy, now in 2022 and half way through a ten-year plan, the role and importance of pollinators has only become more significant. Pollinators…
Read More >Agroforestry: Trees mean business
Online meeting In this webinar Soil Association Scotland will explore three hands-on ways to make money from your trees: fruit production, coppicing and timber production. Join us to hear from…
Read More >Agroforestry: Non-harvest income sources
Online meeting Did you know that you don’t need to cut down or harvest trees to reap economic benefits from them? Join Soil Association Scotland in this webinar to hear from…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of the Hill – An Introduction to Geo Parks
The idea of land receiving designations or protections often gets a visceral reaction from farmers, crofters and landowners, with the threat of limitations and restrictions of activities,…
Read More >Growing trees and your business at the same time
Woodlands integrated into farm businesses can offer considerable benefits without compromising food production and farm business viability. Last year, smaller woodland owners, farmers and crofters accounted for almost 200 of…
Read More >Encouraging Cropping – Machair
In this podcast we hear from Johanne Ferguson of NatureScot about the importance of cropping on the Uist Machair. We discuss what the machair is and what it is designated…
Read More >Nutrient Network Farm programme case study: Waternish Farm
The Soil Nutrient Network was established in 2016 through a range of host farms across Scotland. The hosts farm would be part of a “Nutrient Network” of farms demonstrating the…
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