Rural Business
Managing Water Availability on Farm
With extreme weather events from drought to flooding, water availability on farm is not a certainty. FAS will be hosting a webinar with Wull Dryburgh from SEPA, Abigail Teward from…
Read More >Crofting Matters – Crofting Commission Chief Executive
Gary Campbell is the new Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, having just started his role in January this year. With a background working in both the public and private sectors he talks us through his previous roles, his own family crofting story, what he is planning to achieve in his new CE role and his vision for the Crofting Commission.
Read More >AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland
Cover crops, spring barley establishment and biodiversity with Ken Loades (James Hutton Institute) and David Aglen (host farmer) Adjusting inputs in response to crop monitoring with Fiona Burnett (SRUC) Optimising…
Read More >QMS: East Lothian Summer Meeting 2024
Come along to Castleton on 11th June 2024 to explore ‘Carbon from every angle’. Dr Kenneth Loades from James Hutton Institute will help you understand ‘what is carbon?’ before getting…
Read More >AHDB Scotland: Technology in Arable Farming
AHDB Senior Analyst, Olivia Bonser, will discuss cereal market strategies AHDB Senior Environment Manager will give an update on the Baselining Project Technology company Crover will demonstrate its grain store…
Read More >AHDB Scotland: The Real Cost of Farmyard Manure
Host farmer John Weir and agronomist Eric Anderson will discuss the costs involved in spreading manure at John’s farm; from baling the straw to spreading the manure. They will then…
Read More >WiA: Benefits of Biodiversity, Grasslands & Soil
This is a Women in Agriculture (WiA) event, but all are welcome. Join us for a biodiversity walk at Oldland Farm (with kind permission from the Templeton family) with SAC…
Read More >WiA: Recognising & Mapping Habitats
This is a Women in Agriculture (WiA) event, but all are welcome. Please use the above map for an exact farm location. Join us for the next meeting of the…
Read More >WiA: Are You Ready for Change? 2025 and Beyond
This is a Women in Agriculture (WiA) event, but all are welcome. Are you aware that from 2025 change is coming with regards to your basic payment support? Don’t leave…
Read More >Simplifying Systems South
Post-lambing and calving can be the ideal time to reflect on what worked well and what didn’t on your farm to design an improved system for the future. Join us…
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