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The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
Twenty-five years since the very first AgriScot (formerly DairyScot) will be celebrated when the event takes place on 20th November this year. To mark the occasion, the first 2 chairmen of the event, Alex Brown and Robin Young, have agreed to act as joint independent assessors for the prestigious Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year award 2019.The pair, who will be aided in their assessment duties by current AgriScot board member, Gilmour Lawrie, are now calling for nominations and entries to the award.
READ MOREA new, unique forestry event - Forestry Expo Scotland - will take place in Scotland next month – 22nd and 23rd August.Forestry Expo Scotland will provide visitors with the opportunity to not only see the latest and best forestry machines and equipment at work but also hear from leading industry experts on the latest industry technology.
READ MORERapeseed Protein FeedA recently introduced protein-rich feedstuff from Norvite, the long-established, Scottish livestock feed firm, aims to cut the livestock sectors reliance on imported Soya Bean Meal. Extended trials of NEOlac on an award-winning Aberdeenshire dairy unit have shown that it can replace Soya Bean Meal with no adverse effects on cow health, milk yield or quality. NEOlac, which is derived from cold-pressed oilseed rape grown locally to Norvite’s plant in North East Scotland, has been developed specifically for dairy cow rations.
READ MORESummer show season is the perfect airing for office cobwebs and for catching up and sharing highs and lows of the year so far, but as a business owner, they are not to be approached lightly. Shows are extremely important platforms, responsible for much of the coming year’s successful trading.
READ MORETo celebrate and mark over 30 years in operation, the HBS Board of Directors decided to donate £100 for every year of operation, making a total of £3000.
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