New Entrants
New Entrants Calendar – Best practice for good silage making for New Entrants
In this short video SAC Consulting dairy specialist Lorna MacPherson discusses the process of producing the best quality baled silage from; The timing of cutting How long to wilt To…
Read More >New Entrants Calendar – Grassland Weed Identification For New Entrants
Wondering what the weeds in your grassland are and how to deal with them? In this video SAC Consulting agricultural consultant Finlay Ross discusses how to identify and control common…
Read More >What do we mean by Climate Positive Farming, by The Scottish NEFERTITI Hub
The Scottish NEFERTITI Hub is organising a free on-farm demonstration titled ‘What do we mean by Climate Positive Farming?’ at Glensaugh Farm, near Fettercairn on Tuesday 17th May 2022, 12pm-4:30pm.
Read More >Preparing for sustainable farming
Helping to futureproof farms. Farmers, crofters and land managers now have access to new guidance on financial support for activity that will improve awareness of their climate performance. The first…
Read More >Opportunities for new entrants in the face of rising land costs
Driven by limited supply and increased demand, once again farmland values in Scotland rose during 2021. Growing numbers of forestry, lifestyle, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) buyers are entering…
Read More >New Entrants Newsletter: Spring 2022
Welcome to the Spring edition of New Entrants News. By the time you read this we will have marked the 2nd anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, with the last…
Read More >Making The Most Of A Small Land Area – webinars
This is a three-webinar series “Making the most of a small area” This series aims to enable farmers and landowners to identify and fully utilise small areas of land, maximising…
Read More >Agritourism Factsheet
The tourism sector is a significant contributor to the Scottish economy and plays a vital role in wider economic prosperity. The value of the Scottish tourism sector to the wider…
Read More >Getting the farm ‘climate ready’
Farmers and land managers are constantly making business decisions whilst having to factor in and account for various unknowns; fluctuating commodity prices, market trends, changing regulations and new schemes are…
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