Island & Remote Business Group
Farm Management Handbook 2020/21
The 41st edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
Read More >Keeping Pigs at a Small Scale Level
Join Ross Mackenzie, Dr Emma Baxter and SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officer Hannah Orr for a series of bitesize webinars throughout October. The webinars are aimed at anyone looking to keep…
Read More >A Season with Sheep
If you are new or relatively new to sheep keeping, join us for this series of 3 meetings online, discussing the 3 key seasons in the sheep year. We start…
Read More >Managing People
Managing people and getting the best from staff can be challenging. Often farmers themselves have never been employed other than by the family business and this makes the thought of…
Read More >Polyunits for Production
Throughout the month of September the Farm Advisory Service is hosting a series of online meetings focusing on polyunits. There will be 3 meetings in total, each covering a different…
Read More >Ammonium Nitrate Storage
Following the catastrophic explosion in Beirut reportedly caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate which apparently was stored incorrectly, it is prudent to review the storage requirements for this…
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