Farm Advisory Service
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Bats need dark nights to be farm heroes
A new publication has highlighted the benefits of bats to farming landscapes and what actions farmers can take to support this protected species on their farms.…
- SRUC
- 30/04/2024
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International Women’s Day viewpoints – an interview with Mary-Jane Lawrie, Consultant, SAC Consulting Solutions
SRUC is celebrating International Women's Day 2024 today by bringing you the voices of women from across SRUC, SAC Consulting and SRUCSA. Here's what Mary-Jane Lawrie, Senior Agricultural Consultant at SAC Consulting Solutions had to say.…
- SRUC
- 08/03/2024
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Farmers’ handbook highlights volatile farm output prices
Price levels for the main farm outputs have been volatile in the last year according to the latest edition of the Farm Management Handbook. …
- SRUC
- 25/10/2023
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SRUC Theatre “must visit” destination at Scottish Smallholder Festival
The 2023 Scottish Smallholder Festival will feature an SRUC Theatre as part of the seminar programme providing a professional and hands-on education for smallholders attending the event. …
- SRUC
- 25/09/2023
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New resources to help farmers manage land with beavers
The Farm Advisory Service has published new resources to help farmers learn about managing land with beavers. …
- Farm Advisory Service
- 25/08/2023
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Free woodland advice for crofters and smallholders
Free advisory visits offering help to access grants for tree planting and woodland management are being offered to crofters and smallholders.…
- SRUC
- 09/06/2023
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New hedgerow and grassland management guides for farmers
New videos and practical guides have been created for farmers to help wildlife, such as pollinating insects, thrive on farms.…
- SRUC
- 28/03/2023
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Carbon audits boom, but are they relevant?
Carbon audits must not be treated as another tick box exercise for farmers but viewed as an opportunity to add value to a farming business.…
- SRUC
- 15/08/2022
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SRUC celebrates successful return to Royal Highland Show
SRUC handed out 3,500 milkshakes and conducted more than 1,200 steak taste tests in a triumphant return to the Royal Highland Show.…
- SRUC
- 29/06/2022
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New year, new attitude to farm and croft safety
At the start of the new year, farmers and crofters are being encouraged to look at the measures in place to ensure children’s safety on farm.…
- SRUC
- 04/01/2022
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Farmers’ handbook highlights need to address climate change
With COP26 starting in Glasgow this month, reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be a top priority for all businesses – including farms.…
- SRUC
- 18/10/2021
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Winning posters highlight dangers on farms
Two children have been named as the winners of a poster competition to raise awareness of the dangers on farms and crofts.…
- SRUC
- 05/10/2021