Sustainable Systems
Outcome-based Agri-Environment and Climate Schemes
The Agri-Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) is designed to help farmers and crofters preserve or enhance the wider benefits that their land provides to society. By supporting nature friendly farming…
Read More >How to Spot Q Fever and What Action to Take
The disease Q fever is caused by the bacteria Coxiella Burnetii which can infect cattle, sheep and goats. It can also cause disease in humans, usually with ‘flu-like’ symptoms which…
Read More >Green Finance
In this episode of Natural Capital, we are talking about the issue that underpins every topic we cover, and that is finance and funding! With the economic and other pressures…
Read More >Protecting Atlantic Salmon
At COP28 the decision was taken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to reassess the status of Atlantic salmon, moving it from a species of “least concern” to…
Read More >Thrill of The Hill – Agrecalc Cloud: The Sky’s the Limit
THRILL OF THE HILL | Carbon and benchmarking carbon are here to stay, firmly embedded in the best practice for the farming community. With COP28 happening now, the need to…
Read More >Converting to Organic Farming
The lifting of the 1,000 ha limit for organic funding under the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) has resulted in more industry interest in organics. Read on for a short guide…
Read More >Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity: Adaptive Grazing
Three Rules of Adaptive Stewardship Grazing Adaptive stewardship grazing is a multi-paddock grazing strategy based on short duration high stock density grazing followed by rest periods targeting complete root system…
Read More >Kirsten Williams: Let your determination grow stronger
Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Kirsten Williams. Kirsten is a livestock specialist with SAC Consulting and she also runs a farm business on Ranna Farm in Aberdeenshire with her husband…
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