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Pumps and Troughs: What are the alternatives to waterings? – Event Summary
This event was held near Fyvie & focussed on what the alternatives were to traditional waterings- which can lead to diffuse pollution from contamination to soil erosion from poaching. The Firm…
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Forth Priority Catchment Area: Doune – Event Summary
Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment information meeting for those in the Doune area The aim of the meeting was to raise awareness of the forthcoming priority catchment which is to come…
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River Don Priority Catchment Walk – Event summary
The River Don Priority Catchment meeting was a farm walk carried out at SRUC’s Tulloch Farm at Craibstone, near Aberdeen. Pete Wright, SEPA catchment co-ordinator, provided an update on the…
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Forth Priority Catchment Area Meeting: Drymen – Event Summary
Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment information meeting for those in the Drymen area This Stirlingshire meeting focused on solutions to protect water quality and featured a demo of spring back fencing…
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Alternative Watering Meeting: Dumfriesshire – Event summary
Following the introduction of the Diffuse Pollution General Binding Rules (DP GBRs) in 2008, significant livestock poaching and erosion within 5m of a watercourse is no longer acceptable. This meeting showcased the…
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Tyne, Esk & East Lothian Coastal Water Rural Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment – Event Summary
East Lothian Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment On the 13th of February the Farm Advisory Service held a meeting at the Maitlandfield Hotel in Haddington. Over 30 people attended to hear…
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Don’t Rush Your Drains: Oban – Event Summary
It has been a very wet year! After a very wet year the topic of this meeting, “Drainage and Rush Control”, was well received by the 33 farmers & crofters…
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Integrated Crop Management Roadshow: Fife – Event Summary
Integrated Crop Management – a more holistic approach that can benefit your farm yields This roadshow event was held at the Elmwood campus of SRUC on 25th January 2018 with…
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Lower Tweed Priority Catchment Solutions to Protect Water Quality – Event Summary
Protecting Water Quality This Borders meeting focused on solutions to protect water quality and featured a demo of spring back fencing. The unique fence design allows a stock fence to…
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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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