Environment
Irrigation and Organic Matter
With climate variations, from wetter winters to drier summers predicted the agricultural sector needs to ensure that water supply is readily available when needed to maintain crop growth and livestock…
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POSTPONED Unearthing Local Views on Peatland Management
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE HELD AS A WEBINAR. THE NEW DATE AND BOOKING LINK WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN DUE COURSE. Have your say…
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Farm Wildlife Walks – Ayrshire
FARM WILDLIFE WALKS IS BACK! | Two years ago the Farm Advisory Service launched the Farm Wildlife Walks initiative, an attempt to promote grass-roots conversations around nature conservation and the…
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Managing Water Availability on Farm
With extreme weather events from drought to flooding, water availability on farm is not a certainty. FAS will be hosting a webinar with Wull Dryburgh from SEPA, Abigail Teward from…
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AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland
Cover crops, spring barley establishment and biodiversity with Ken Loades (James Hutton Institute) and David Aglen (host farmer) Adjusting inputs in response to crop monitoring with Fiona Burnett (SRUC) Optimising…
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WiA: Benefits of Biodiversity, Grasslands & Soil
This is a Women in Agriculture (WiA) event, but all are welcome. Join us for a biodiversity walk at Oldland Farm (with kind permission from the Templeton family) with SAC…
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WiA: Recognising & Mapping Habitats
This is a Women in Agriculture (WiA) event, but all are welcome. Please use the above map for an exact farm location. Join us for the next meeting of the…
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Organics in Scotland: Grazing & Forage Management
Join us at 10.30am on Wednesday the 5th of June at Forest Farm, Kinellar, AB21 0SH, for another one of our FAS Northeast organic events. Hosted by William Willis, we…
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Unearthing Local Views on Peatland Management
Have your say about what equitable and sustainable peatland restoration looks like. As we aim to deliver our climate goals and achieve Net Zero by 2045, we must do so…
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Scotland’s Terrestrial and Aquatic Mammals
Farmland in Scotland has the potential to host some of Scotland’s most threatened and important species. This is especially true for some of our most iconic mammal species, such as…
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