Climate Change

Grant funding to help Scottish agri businesses reduce emissions and improve sustainability

According to the Scottish Government’s 2018-2032 Climate Change Plan, approximately 73% of Scotland’s land area is designated as agricultural[1]. This means Scottish farming businesses have a vital and important role…

A dairy cow standing beside a wire fence, below a tree in the early morning as the sun rises with a bright hue in the background.

Thrill of The Hill – Farming for 1.5 Degrees

Farming as with all other industries has been set the challenge of operating more efficiently and sustainably in the face of climate change. To achieve a roadmap for the future…

Trees and carbon capture – the science

Can trees really help combat climate change, and how? If you’ve ever wondered “what’s the evidence that tree planting targets will work?” join the latest FAS webinar looking at the…

Women in Agriculture, Lothian: Carbon Neutral Farming with Leia Kennedy

Sustainable carbon neutral food production systems will be needed in the future. Hear from young entrepreneur Leia Kennedy who is committed to achieving this. Leia is the co-founder of a…

Compost and Growing Media

Do you have a horticultural enterprise on your croft or smallholding? Do you buy or make compost or growing media? Do you get variable results?! Join Audrey Litterick for a…

Buzzing about Bees

Why not join us on Wednesday 30th June 2021 at 7:30pm where Claire Gill, helped by Luis Molero, will be giving us an informative beginners guide to keeping bees. Claire…

A white cow sleeping in a grassland field.

Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Finishing Well

Beef finishing has long been seen as an inherently intensive activity, however finishing beef cattle at grass can be a productive use of time, while contributing to good habitat management…

A red and white calf with a yellow ear tag looking directly at the screen.

Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Concentrating on Calving

Calving is one of the busiest times of the year for those in the beef sector and a crucial time for things to go right! A successful calving has huge…

A sheep standing on a hill landscape with the sea in the background

Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Flock Resilience

While a Brexit trade deal has taken some pressure off the sheep sector the changing political and agricultural landscape means that it must adapt to the new challenges of climate…

Net Zero Arran Discussion Group

While carbon and climate are driving policy for Scottish agriculture biodiversity decline cannot be ignored and nature conservation cannot be compromised in the pursuit of climate change wins. We have…

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