Climate Change | Helping farmers in Scotland

Trees for Crofts and Smallholdings – Case Study

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…

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 landscape of many parts of Scotland. At a time in which agriculture as a sector is coming under increasing pressure to provide “public good”, hedges can be an obvious feature with scope for widescale uptake, particularly for farms where maintaining a high level of productivity is important or where there are minimal woodland opportunities.

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…

Using Protected Urea to Protect The Planet & Your Pocket!

Ireland faced with EU 2030 Green Deal targets “to reduce nutrient losses by 50%” and “reduce the use of fertiliser by 20%” have stated that “moving to Protected Urea is the single largest tool on the table to reduce emissions” so why are Scottish farmers not making this first choice when ordering fertiliser?

Scottish Forestry – Preparing Woodland Creation Applications – A guide for land managers

Farm Management Handbook 2020/21

The 41st edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…

Trees for Crofts and Smallholdings – Practical Guide

A small orange digger at work in a grassland field to clear vegetation and sediment from a boundary ditch which is adjacent to a well established hedge.

NEW DATE Water Margin Management – Ditching & Draining for Profit & Flood Prevention

With the recent periods of intense rainfall, it is now, more than ever, essential that farm drainage is kept operating at its optimum level. Ditches are a key element in managing drainage and surface water flow from your farm and surrounding area keeping drain outflows clear and helping protect the land from flooding.

Photo of a cupped handful of soil. Growing out of the soil is a young tree sapling that has rolls of paper money notes attached to the main stem. The photo is titled 'Money Tree' and the photo makes it look like the hand is holding a tree that is growing paper money!

Farm Woodlands Information Sheet: Woodland Creation and Carbon Sales

With the strengthening global concern around climate change and the impact our emissions are having across the globe, companies and countries alike are searching for a solution to try cool our climate and capture the vast quantities of CO2 that have been created since the industrial revolution. Trees have the potential to play a major part in the global effort to solve the climate crisis we currently face.