Water Management

SEPA’s Rainwater & Run-off briefing note for FAS Webinar event 20.01.2020

This briefing note for the FAS ‘Rainwater and run off – is your steading drainage system letting money flow away’ was compiled by Pete Wright from SEPA to complement the information being discussed during the presentations.

Farming & Water Scotland – Steading Drainage Factsheet

Runoff from around the steading must not cause pollution. Contaminated drainage, slurry and silage effluent must be collected in appropriately designed storage facilities. Read more in this ‘Know The Rules’ factsheet.

Managing Water on the Steading: Two examples from Aberdeenshire (Video)

Agricultural Consultant George Chalmers visits two Aberdeenshire farms to give an insight into how the farmers have received SRDP funding to improve steading runoff and benefit their farm business.

Rainwater Harvesting – Making the most of Scotland’s bumper crop (Video)

Rainwater is something we aren’t short of Scotland and in this video, we visit two sites where rainwater harvesting systems have allowed the businesses to make considerable savings.

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…

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.

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…

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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