Sustainable Systems
Profitability of Rotations Factsheet
An ideal rotation should include a balance of different crops. The main aim of a rotation is to provide a profitable sequence that breaks the pest and disease cycle, improves…
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Women in Agriculture, Caithness: Confused about Carbon? Let’s Clear the Air!
So much talk about reducing farm emissions, lowering your carbon footprint, carbon neutral, net zero and how to farm more efficiently…..confused by all this and need some clarity on what…
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Common Grazings – The Benefits for Crofters of a Grazing Committee
This short guide explains the role of a committee, and the many benefits as a result of being “in—office” – click download to read more.
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Health is your Wealth: Doug Avery – Discovering your Talents. Growing your Wellbeing (webinar)
Discovering your talents. Growing your wellbeing After the success of last year’s FAS webinar on resilience, Doug Avery has agreed to come back to Scotland, all be it virtually, to…
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Health is your Wealth: Laura Hancock – Enhance the Tools of your Trade (webinar)
Athlete vs Farmer: What’s the difference? Is there a difference? Athletes are paid to use the tools of their trade, to perform at their best using their body and mind,…
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Developing Safe Farming Practices – Machinery Maintenance and Training
Many serious incidents on farms involve machinery, often during maintenance or as a result of poor maintenance. It is important that everyone involved in operating and maintaining machinery is trained…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Getting on top of lameness
Agricultural Consultant Daniel Stout speaks with Professor Laura Green OBE about how best to get on top of footrot and reduce lameness in the flock. Laura has been involved in…
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Co-operation and Collaboration – Co-ops Across the World (their future role) (webinar)
The benefits of co-operation are well-evidenced. Co-operation involves farmers and others, working together to achieve a commercial objective, which they cannot achieve independently and individually. Through co-operation, members help themselves,…
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Developing Safe Farming Practices – Lone Working Guide
Lone working is common in many agricultural businesses from small family farms that do not employ staff to large scale enterprises with farm workers who are regularly required to carry…
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Setting Up A Carbon Neutral Business (webinar)
In this webinar, we hear first hand from two speakers who have got low carbon and regenerative farming practices at the forefront of their businesses. Sam Parsons is farm manager…
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