Come and watch the Scottish Ploughing Championships in Ayrshire

For only the second time in its history, the Scottish Ploughing Championships, which take place on 27th and 28th October, will be hosted in Ayrshire. Monktonhill Farm, Prestwick, Ayrshire will see ploughing commence at 9.30am on the Friday and on Saturday ploughing will witness a parade to the plots prior to the commencement of the ploughing. In addition, there will be an array of stands and activities to keep visitors entertained all day, as well as an educational area, run by RHET, for children.

Rare Chance to Own Midlands Mixed Woodland

A substantial block (193.27Ha / 477.57 acres) of mixed woodland in North Staffordshire has been launched to the market. Close to Cannock Chase, Maer Hills is described as being of a type rarely offered to the private market in the English Midlands.

Now is the Time to Increase Investment in Leadership Development

SAOS, NFU Scotland and NFU Mutual have come together once again to offer an opportunity for agri businesses of all sizes to place greater emphasis on investing in leadership skills development. Scottish agriculture has always faced challenge and uncertainty with boldness and innovation, but current times can best be managed by adding investment in people, their adaptability, and their strategic thinking to the sector’s ‘toolkit’.

Pitch a Pod: Have Your Story Told in a Dedicated Podcast

Scotland’s rural podcast OnFARM is celebrating the publication of its 150th episode and in doing so, is setting out to give charities, individuals and organisations across the country a chance to have their very own podcast episode.

Scaled Up SKAi On Show

A scaled-up version of SKAi (pronounced: Sky) the ‘retrainable, smart-camera vision system’, developed by Forfar-based precision farming specialist SoilEssentials, will make its debut at the 2023 Royal Highland Show.

‘Growing Tomorrow's Leaders' Programme Celebrates Success and Looks to 2023

The inaugural SAOS Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders programme, supported by NFU Scotland and NFU Mutual and delivered by The Leadership Factory, wrapped up in Dundee last week with a day to celebrate the success of the first cohort and share learnings and feedback prior to the launch of the 2023/24 programme.

Mother’s Day - fresh Scottish-grown flowers delivered to the door

David and Barbara Girvan from Corrimony Farm near Inverness are delighted to offer their flower business, The Wild Acre’s, popular, home-grown seasonal flowers to customers nationwide via their postal delivery service – the perfect gift for Mother’s Day.

Talking Robots

A panel of experts involved in the development and distribution of the first autonomous tractors to come to the UK market will host a webinar at 17:30 on Thursday 9th March.

PREPARING FOR 2023 CROPPING: MONITOR FARMS TO BE SAMPLED AND OTHERS URGED TO FOLLOW SUIT

Farmers across Scotland are being urged to have their soils tested and analysed in the face of continuing high input prices and ahead of changes to Scottish agricultural support schemes. Angus-based, SoilEssentials – which has recently been tasked with sampling soils across Scotland’s new network of 9 monitor farms - is encouraging farmers to book soil sampling now, ahead of the establishment of spring crops.

Packed AgriScot Soil Seminar

Catriona McLean, who heads the 9-strong Scotland-wide soil-sampling team for SoilEssentials, leading a packed seminar (jointly hosted by Agri-Epi) at last week’s AgriScot. Seminar delegates heard about the ScotGov National Test Programme which gives financial support to farmers to have their soils sampled.

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