Topic: Sustainable Systems
Water Scarcity Case Study: Alternative watering of livestock
Background Following an AECS application in 2016 to fence off watercourses from grazing livestock, combined with a move to outwintering of cattle, Whitriggs Farm had…
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Holistic Management: Part 2 – Holistic Decision Making Framework
This is the second of a four-part series exploring holistic grassland management. The other articles in this series cover an introduction to Holistic Management, the…
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Holistic Management: Part 1 – Introduction
This is the first of a four-part series exploring Holistic Management. In this article we take a look at the development of Holistic Grazing Management.…
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How Should Suckler Cow Herds Prepare For Changes To Support?
Changes to Scottish Sucker Beef Support Scheme As part of the Scottish Agricultural Reform programme the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS, also known as…
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Natural Capital – Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS)
Are you looking for funding for projects to promote conservation and tackle climate change? In this episode of Natural Capital we discuss Scotland’s Agri-Environment and…
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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.…
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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 is endemic in dairy herds in Great…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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