Environment
Pesticide Disposal – Best Practice Guide (Crop Protection Association & The Voluntary Initiative)
Using pesticides according to the label and following best practice will ensure their impact on the environment is minimised. The advice in this Guide has been prepared after consultation with the Pesticide Safety Directorate, HSE and the UK environment agencies. This Guide was produced by the Crop Protection Association and supports the work of The Voluntary Initiative. (Oct 2007)
Read More >Pesticides – Code of practice for using plant protection products in Scotland
This code of practice has been prepared jointly by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department and the Health and Safety Commission (HSC). (2006)
Read More >Scotland Cereals Webinar: Chemical Disposal Slides (Jack Munro) 30.04.20
Presentation slides used by SAC Consulting’s Agricultural Consultant, Jack Munro, who chaired the “Scotland’s Cereals Webinar: National Update on Cereals & IPM principles” during April 2020. Jack led a presentation about the safe use and disposal of chemicals on the farm.
Read More >Farm Advisory Service newsletter May 2020
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Read More >Managing Costs & Protecting Financial Health in the Dairy Herd: Improving efficiency in the dairy herd
Whilst milk price is seen as the biggest influencer on profitability, the range in milk prices is sometimes not as wide as the difference in cost of production and the…
Read More >Farm Advisory Service newsletter April 2020
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Read More >UAVs in Agriculture: Drone Based Agricultural Services
Drones are often given a bad reputation for the way they have been misused to breach privacy or shut down airports like Gatwick in 2019. However, the transformative effect they…
Read More >UAVs in Agriculture: Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies are continuously offering new ways in which drones can be used for smart farming and precision agriculture. The collection of real-time data offers opportunities for farmers to significantly reduce…
Read More >UAVs in Agriculture: Rules and Regulations
When operating a drone it is vital that you follow the regulations set out by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This publication will outline the current rules and regulations that…
Read More >Crofting & the Uist Machair (video)
Cultivations will be underway soon on the Uist machair, growing crops and managing the land for high biodiversity. This lovely video explains how and why traditional crops are grown in…
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