Environment
Case Study: Improving Fuel use; Hydrolyser Technology
David Barron farms at Nether Aden in the northeast of Scotland with a keen interest in how new technology could also help him to cut emissions and improve the farm carbon footprint. David looked into this in more detail
and with support from Scottish Government under the Focus Farm project, installed a hydrogen electrolyser on one of the farm vehicles to see if he can improve fuel use and reduce emissions.
Farm Advisory Service newsletter March 2020
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Feast or Famine: Water on your farm – Water Scarcity (video)
In a changing climate, extreme weather conditions are likely to become more prevalent. One such recent event was the extreme heat of the summer of 2018 where…
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Top tips for calving
With most of the suckler cows in Scotland calving in the spring, now is a timely opportunity to highlight some top tips for calving which will pay dividends in the…
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Storminess in a changing climate (Video)
Environmental Consultant, Iain Boyd, gives us some top tips on how we can become more resilient to stormy weather in a changing climate. Links to the websites…
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Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Jane Isaacson
From being brought up on a croft raising pedigree welsh black cattle to milking her Highlanders for ice cream – read about Jane Isaacson’s journey in agriculture here
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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…
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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…
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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 have benefitted from incorporating…
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