Rural Business
New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management: Above and Below the Soil (Forfar)
This was the 5th meeting of the New Entrants to Farming group based around Forfar. The main speakers on the night were Poppy Frater, SAC Consulting and David Ross, SAC…
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New Entrants to Farming: Liver Fluke Workshop (Stirling)
Stirling New Entrants group met on the 31st of October to discuss Liver Fluke control measures at the Stirling Court Hotel, Bridge of Allan. Heather Stevenson, Veterinary Investigation Officer from…
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New Entrants to Farming: Marketing Beef & Lamb (Stranraer) – Event Summary
Know the current market demands & keep an eye on costs of production Around 12 attendees came to Drumbreddan Farm on 30th October 2017 to hear talks from John Kerr,…
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Slurry spreading guidelines for NVZ
The welcome decision by Scottish Government to assess individual farmers needs to allow the spreading of slurry within the closed period, will come as a welcome relief to many farmers…
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Farm Management Handbook 2017/2018
Farm Management Handbook 2017/2018 is available to read online. A printed edition is also available at a cost of £25.00 plus postage and packaging. To order, or for more information,…
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Cattle Resilience – Are you ready for Winter? – Event Summary
Farmers from across the North East attended Woodside Farm, Kinloss this week to discuss issues facing farmers this coming Winter. Presentations and practical demonstrations were part of the meeting.
Read More >New Entrants Newsletter October 2017
The newsletter includes an overview of the Dumfries and Lanark new entrant groups, detail on the Mentoring service available to farmers and new entrants. There is also information on woodlands.
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New Entrants to Farming – ‘Asset Finance: Choosing the right option for you’ – Event Summary
FAS meeting held in Dumfries on 3rd October 2017 Guest speaker Donald Stewart (Farming & Industrial Finance) delivered a presentation on the finance market and the numerous different options that are…
Read More >Scottish Natural Heritage – Engaging farmers in biodiversity
Engaging farmers in biodiversity solutions is an SNH-led project that is working to understand how farmers value wildlife and what they see as important in terms of conservation. It will help to identify what support is
required for farmers to engage more actively in shaping their own solutions for biodiversity outcomes on the farm.