Water Management
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,…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 3: What SEPA are looking at in an arable field
In the third video in this series, we hear from SEPA field officer, Pete Wright, about what SEPA are looking at in an arable field in terms of diffuse pollution…
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 2: Steading assessment
In the second video of our series explaining what to expect from a Priority Catchment Inspection, we join Pete Wright (SEPA) as he takes us through a steading assessment.
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Video: Priority Catchment Inspection – Part 1: An Introduction
What’s involved in a priority catchment farm inspection? This is the first of a series of videos explaining what to expect on the day of the inspection.
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Video: Fighting bank erosion with willow spiling
Learn more about willow spiling and how it can help prevent riverbank erosion. Farmers and landowners within the Garnock Catchment are invited to contact Garnock Connections about trialling riverbank stabilisation…
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Video: Expanding your slurry storage with AECS
Farmer Dougie Hogarth from Knockrivoch Farm in Ayrshire hosted one of our ‘Slurry Storage & Construction’ events earlier in the year. In this video, Dougie explains why he chose to…
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