Water Management
TN688: Management and Conservation for Farmland Waders
Summary: Although they are still relatively widespread and common, farmland waders are among the highest conservation priorities in Scotland. This is because four out of the five species have undergone…
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Technical note (TN665): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock I – abstraction systems
Technical note (TN665): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock I – abstraction systems
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Technical note (TN666): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock II – pumping systems
Technical note (TN666): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock II – pumping systems
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Making the most of your land – Renewables, Woodlands & GAEC, Event summary
With the current Brexit situation and uncertain red meat markets, farmers need to explore how to ‘Make the most from their land’. By maximising output from your farmland, you can…
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Eddleston Water Priority Catchment – Event Summary
The Eddleston Catchment has become a priority catchment for water quality and this meeting described what actions farmers could take to improve water quality in the catchment. Wull Dryburgh, from…
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Cattle Resilience – Are you ready for Winter? – Event Summary
Farmers from across the North East attended Woodside Farm, Kinloss this week to discuss issues facing farmers this coming Winter. Presentations and practical demonstrations were part of the meeting.
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‘Water You Waiting For’ (Watercourse Management Ditching and Dredging) – Event Summary
A good day was had in Sanday at the FAS event ‘Water you waiting for’. It was attended by a group of enthusiastic farmers who want to improve their current…
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Waste more, fert. less! Event Summary
Interested in using distillery by-products as a fertiliser? This popular event saw 40 gather at Mulben Mains to see a demonstration of the use of distillery digestate as a fertiliser &…
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