Agriculture
Survey participation the key to the future of farming
Scotland’s farmers are being asked to participate in the vital round of annual data gathering that will help inform the direction of policy decision-making in the nation’s agricultural sector. Every year the Scottish Farm Business Survey (SFBS) gathers key economic and environmental data to provide in-depth focus and analysis. The information is used to help Scottish Government shape its future agricultural policy.…
- SAC Consulting
- 06/12/2024
Crop Updates: November 2024
Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them. The update provides information on the…
- SAC Consulting
- 03/12/2024
New net zero project focuses on grasslands
Jeff Aiken, outgoing Texel Sheep Society Chair (left) presenting Prof Joanne Conington with her award. Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands…
- SRUC
- 27/11/2024
Crofters have six months to meet future payment conditions
Scotland’s crofters risk missing vital funding if they do not embrace new payment conditions, SAC Consulting has warned. The Scottish Government wants members of the crofting community to meet new environmental guidelines as a condition of financial support.…
- SAC Consulting
- 22/11/2024
Digital Dairy Chain awards further £1m to innovative projects
The five winning projects faced competition from across the sector. Digital Dairy Chain, the collaborative Strength in Places funded project led by SRUC, has announced the successful winners of the…
- SRUC
- 19/11/2024
Crofting in Stornoway: Iain Macmillan’s crofting journey
Ian Macmillan on the farm with his dog, Sam. I can honestly say that I have always been a crofter. My dad was a crofter and Harris Tweed weaver, his father was a crofter and my mother’s father was a…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
Crofting on the West Coast: Laura MacGregor’s crofting journey
I am a fifth-generation crofter from the village of Taynuilt on the West Coast of Scotland. My crofting journey started at a young age, with helping my grandfather and father doing jobs that involved being outside with the cattle.…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
Smallholdings on the West Coast: Niall Campbell’s farming journey
Niall Campbell. My journey into actively working a smallholding started quite late in life. I have worked on farms and crofts helping out at peak periods for most of my life and always enjoyed the experience.…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
Crofting in Orkney: Graham Scott’s crofting journey
Growing up surrounded by livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry and a goat) on my parents smallholding was always going to leave a deep impression on me. With all five of my mothers’ sisters and their…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
Ministers welcome progress on innovative Borderlands dairy project
The Dairy Nexus, which is under construction at SRUC’s Barony Campus near Dumfries, is set to be completed in November 2024. A multi-million pound new facility to drive innovation and sustainability.…
- SRUC
- 28/10/2024
Crop Updates: October 2024
Our regular round up of the issues affecting crops around Scotland, summarises how crops are developing and what weather and other issues are affecting them.…
- SAC Consulting
- 28/10/2024
SAC Consulting’s Craig named Adviser of the Year
A member of the SAC Consulting team has been crowned Adviser of the Year at the prestigious Scottish Agricultural Awards in Glasgow. Based in Edinburgh, Craig Bothwell was nominated in the keenly contested category as a result of his hard work and dedication across the Lothians and Peeblesshire patch he supports.…
- SAC Consulting
- 25/10/2024