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Walking and Talking trees with the Barbour Family. Mains of Fincastle, Pitlochry
The Barbour family will introduce us to their family farm Mains of Fincastle. A 540 Ha organic beef and sheep hill farm in Perthshire. They will discuss why plant trees,…
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Walking and Talking trees with Andrew Adamson of Netherurd Home Farm, Blyth Bridge, near West Linton, Peeblesshire
On farm Andrew Adamson will introduce us to Netherurd Home Farm. Talk about how he has integrated trees into his farming business over a number of years; providing shelter for…
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Arable Scotland Attendees Debate Global Challenges
With crops rapidly ripening off and harvest accelerating towards growers it might have been natural for attendees at the Arable Scotland event on the 5th July to focus on local and…
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Rural Roundup (27th July)
In this fortnight’s edition of the rural roundup we get the latest news from Tiffany Mactaggart and we speak to George Chalmers and Robert Ramsay about regenerative agriculture and organics.…
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Walking and Talking trees with Richard Lockett of Knockbain Farm, Dingwall.
Richard Lockett will introduce us to Knockbain Farm, his family’s 200 Ha mixed farm just outside Dingwall. This farm is gradually creating a network of wetlands, hedges, ponds, and expanding…
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Walking and Talking trees with Andy & Debbie Duffus, Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul
On farm Andrew and Debbie Duffus will introduce us to their farm and will be talking to us about their family’s new venture into woodland creation on their 1540 ha…
Read More > Rural Roundup (13th July)
This fortnight’s roundup features news updates on the Basic Payment Scheme, avian influenza and agri-environment schemes. Janette Sutherland is back with the second instalment of her personal development bookclub. We…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sector Focus – Potatoes
Crop development update As AHDB no longer produces planting estimates for the GB potato crop following the wind-up of AHDB potatoes; information is therefore poor, particularly for the ware crop. …
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sector Focus – Soils
Soil Testing: Benefits and Limitations Without a doubt, soil testing has come to the forefront of UK agricultural policy over the past few years. With the roll out of mandatory…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Cereals and Oilseeds
Demand destruction, harvest pressure UK grain prices have dropped significantly in the last month with Nov ’22 LIFFE wheat futures down 11% / £35.25/t to £282.50/t in the last month. …
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