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Winning the battle against rushes – post event summary

Fighting rushes on upland farms can feel like a thankless task. This meeting was a 3 year revisit to the Darvel farm we first visited in October 2017 (you can…

Employing People: The essentials for employers (webinar)

Following on from the Employing People: Who needs employed and how to employ them webinar, this webinar will cover the key tips and pointers that all employers should be aware…

Alternative bedding podcast: Compost by-products

In this episode of our podcast, Beef Consultant Sarah Balfour discusses the merits of various alternative bedding products. In this episode she visits Keenan Recycling in Aberdeenshire to discuss the…

Agroforestry in Scotland

In this video, we hear from farmers, Andrew & Seonag Barbour from Mains of Fincastle as they explain how their hill farm cattle and sheep enterprises…

North East Organic Discussion Group: Knock Farm (podcast)

In this episode of the podcast, Agricultural Consultant Malcolm MacDonald chats to Roger Polson who farms at Knock Farm near Huntly, and Dairy and Nutrition Consultant Lorna MacPherson. Roger outlines…

Woodlands – Managing existing farm woodland and future opportunities – Newton Stewart

The Scottish Government aims to create 10,000Ha of new woodland per year as well as managing existing woodlands sustainably. In order to achieve this, a budget of £252 million has…

Exploring the potential of machair cropping, Liniclate, Benbecula

Machair cropping is one of the unique features of crofting in Uist. At this meeting, with guest speaker Derek Hanton from SAC Consulting, we will look at how crop husbandry…

Where have the peesies gone? Managing farmland for wading birds (Banchory) – CANCELLED

+++This event is now cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.+++ Wading birds such as Lapwings and Curlews have disappeared from large parts of Scotland in recent years. The sight and…

Farming & Biodiversity in Argyll & Lochaber (episode 2 of 2)

This is the second of a 2 part series podcast, which is brought to you from Argyll & Lochaber, in the west coast of Scotland. The focus of this series…

Farming & Biodiversity in Argyll & Lochaber (episode 1 of 2)

This is the first of a 2 part series podcast, which is brought to you from Argyll & Lochaber, in the west coast of Scotland. The focus of this…