Water Management | Helping farmers in Scotland

Natural Flood Management II – Crookston Farm, Galashiels

Join farmer Jim Sinclair from Crookston Farm near Galashiels as he chats with Hugh Chalmers from the Tweed Forum and Agricultural Consultant Chris McDonald about the Natural Flood Management measures…

Farm Management Handbook 2019/20

The 40th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…

Manage Slugs to Minimise Crop Damage

Slug trapping can be used now to assess the risk from slugs in a particular field. To get the best from slug trapping the bait placed under the trap needs…

Technical Note (TN730): Construction of a Cow Track for Access to Grazing

Summary Cow tracks can lengthen the grazing season from reduced damage to pasture and improved field access in poor weather Correctly constructed cow tracks can prevent lameness within the herd…

Technical Note (TN730): Construction of a Cow Track for Access to Grazing

Cow tracks can lengthen the grazing season from reduced damage to pasture and improved field access in poor weather. Correctly constructed cow tracks can prevent lameness within the herd and increase milk quality from improved udder hygiene. This Technical Note looks at how to plan and construct and maintain a cow track to access grazing.

An Introduction To The New South West Dairy Focus Group (Stranraer)

We’re organising a new dairy focus group for the south-west of Scotland – this is your opportunity to get involved! We can all benefit from sharing ideas about what works,…

What can the Farm Advisory Service do for you?

Regardless of farm size or business stage, the Scottish Farm Advisory Service can help you to increase the profitability and sustainability of your farming business through Government funding for one-to-one…

Bunds, Bio-filters and Bio-beds – the thrills and spills of Pesticide Handling Areas – Mintlaw

Having a dedicated Pesticide Handling Area can avoid this by providing a bunded area which can hold contaminated liquid and also provide an area whereby filling and washing can be undertaken safely and without risk to the environment. Join us on 10 July to learn more.

Video: Priority Catchment Inspections – Part 5: Talking through the findings

In the final video of our series, we join farmer Gordon Mackay and SEPA’s Pete Wright at the end of the priority catchment visit for a round-up of the findings…

Video: Priority Catchment Inspections – Part 4: What to look out for in your livestock fields

In the fourth video in our Priority Catchment Inspection series, we hear about diffuse pollution problems in livestock fields.