Environment

Rainwater Harvesting – Making the most of Scotland’s bumper crop (Video)

Rainwater is something we aren’t short of Scotland and in this video, we visit two sites where rainwater harvesting systems have allowed the businesses to make considerable savings.

Habitat Linkage and Carbon Sinkage

Acting as wildlife corridors across a farm, hedgerows provide a relatively safe area for different bird, mammal and insect species to traverse the landscape.

Bloggy New Year!

Hello from all of us at the Farm Advisory Service and we hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. We’ve not been the best bloggers at FAS…

Agribusiness News January 2020

This edition examines the prospects for the main sectors in the year ahead in what looks to be another period of unknowns. One thing is now certain; the UK will…

Agribusiness News December 2019

With the UK election almost upon us it is tempting to think that the Brexit impasse may soon be resolved and we can all get back to more productive issues. …

Keeping Calves Productive and Healthy in Cold Conditions

With winter approaching now is the time to consider the thermal needs of your calves. A calf less than three weeks old has a lower critical temperature between 10 to…

Natural Flood Management II – Crookston Farm, Galashiels

Join farmer Jim Sinclair from Crookston Farm near Galashiels as he chats with Hugh Chalmers from the Tweed Forum and Agricultural Consultant Chris McDonald about the Natural Flood Management measures…

Visit to Drumcarro Farm proved popular

A large crowd gathered for the Organic Production Farm Visit to Drumcarro Farm near St Andrews last month. The event had been arranged to give farmers an insight into an…

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