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North East Organic Discussion Group 1 – event summary
35 organic farmers or those thinking of converting to organic production gathered for the launch of the NE Organic Discussion Group at Craibstone on Wednesday the 8th of March. There…
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Look After Your Soil and It Will Look After You – event summary
Gavin Elrick focused on soil textures, structures and compaction – showing videos on the effects of tyre pressures with lower field settings creating far less compaction than field work using…
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Soil & Nutrient Network – Case Study: West Binny Farm, West Lothian
Introduction to West Binny Farm The Russell family farm West Binny in conjunction with Drumcross which lies in the Bathgate Hills, West Lothian, at an altitude of around 660 ft.…
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Roxburghshire Nutrient Network Farm Meeting – event summary
The first Roxburghshire Soil & Nutrient Network meeting The meeting started in Stichill village hall with an introduction to the programme, followed by sessions on: General group discussion of current…
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Diversification: Woodlands & Renewables (Stranraer) – event summary
Have you wondered about diversifying into woodlands or renewables? This meeting aims to inform farmers and land owners the future financial and business potential in both woodland and renewable energy as well as highlighting funding sources for these types of projects.
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Peebles Nutrient Network Farm Second Meeting – event summary
Wormiston Farm – Peeblesshire’s Soil & Nutrient Network Farm The second of three meetings of the Peeblesshire Soil & Nutrient Network was held at Wormiston Farm, Eddleston on 28th February…
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The Knock-on Effects of Flooding from Storm Frank and Mitigation Measures for the Future – event summary
Around 20 farmers attended the event at Birse Hall to hear about how flooding has impacted on a local farming business, discuss soil and forage analysis from the flooded areas…
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Aberdeenshire Soil and Nutrient Network Meeting – event summary
The first meeting of the Aberdeenshire Soil & Nutrient Network The first in a series of three meetings was opened by Paul Chapman, SAC Consulting, and host farmer Alan Maitland…
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Livestock Efficiency: Balancing Innovation, Nutrition and Grass/Soil Management (Campbeltown) – event summary
Nether Largie farm is a sheep farm owned by the Malcolm family just outside of Kilmartin in Mid Argyll. The event was well attended, with delegates being split into…
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Beef & Sheep Outlook for 2017 – event summary
An informative evening meeting on how to address common issues from both a nutritional and veterinary management point of view. A brief overview of the new priority catchment on the…
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