Rural Business
New Entrants to Farming: “Growing More Grass” (Caithness)
Grassland management is key to improving the financial output from any cattle and sheep enterprises. Utilising available grassland as efficiently as possible reduces the reliance on expensive concentrates. This meeting will…
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Full marks for mentoring
Grow your farming business and improve technical skills through free mentoring support A recent survey by the Farm Advisory Service (FAS) found that – 100% of farmers and crofters who…
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Technical note (TN724): Minimising Plastic Waste on farms
Minimising Plastic Waste on Farm – Reduce, Reuse & Recycle This technical note seeks to provide advice to farmers and crofters to help minimise the production of waste plastic on…
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Field Lab: Mob Grazing. Benefits of tree fodder for animal nutrition
Join us at Lynbreck Croft for a special meeting of our Mob Grazing Field Lab, looking at the benefits of trees for animal welfare and nutrition Hear from livestock expert…
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Women in Agriculture – Wigtownshire: Personal Resilience for Business Success
Agriculture, like many industries, is facing a number of challenges at present, from climate change to Brexit. How you react to these challenges will determine the success of your business.…
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Women in Agriculture – Morayshire: Personal Resilience for Business Success
Agriculture, like many industries, is facing a number of challenges at present, from climate change to Brexit. How you react to these challenges will determine the success of your business.…
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Women in Agriculture: Orkney – Soil & Grassland
Building on the previous success of Orkney’s Women in Agriculture events, our next workshop is an interactive look at the importance of all things soil and grassland! Why is soil…
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Forage for Profit Discussion Group
This meeting will include an evening farm walk hosted by Ross McKie, Ballaird Farm and Euan McConnell, Barnbarroch. We will start by hearing from Ross about his transition into rotational…
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Podcast: Women in Agriculture – Baddinsgill Farm
As part of our work for Women in Agriculture, we visited Baddinsgill Farm in West Linton in the Scottish Borders to interview three of the women who run this fantastic…
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New Entrants to Farming: Setting Up A Profitable Enterprise (Orkney)
In this workshop event, participants will be given a farm tour of Norton Farm. Sam Spence will describe his current system then the group will be asked to appraise the…
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