For one Fife farm, working with AHDB to gather scientific data behind its regenerative farming approaches is set to pay dividends both financially and environmentally. Balbirnie Home Farms has been working with AHDB over the last three years as its Strategic...
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Cloud innovation launches Scotland’s carbon calculator into next generation
The award-winning farm carbon calculator, Agrecalc, will be launching its state-of-the-art version of the platform – Agrecalc Cloud – at this year’s Royal Highland Show. One of the first carbon calculators to enter the market when it launched in 2007, Agrecalc has...
Wheels start to turn for air ambulance fundraiser
Family-run animal feed mill and nutrition specialists, East Coast Viners, has pledged to raise £10,000 for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) in the charity’s 10th year. This will kickstart at the agricultural shows throughout the summer, including the Royal...
Farmers urged not to revert to old habits as fertiliser prices fall
With fertiliser prices beginning to drop to more manageable levels, farmers are being urged not to fall back into old habits and to think carefully about the ‘why, where and what’ they are spreading on to their fields. During 2022, The Farming For a Better Climate...
The Scotland-born vaccine that changed global livestock farming
A vaccine developed by Scottish scientists which has transformed herd and flock health for farmers across the world over the last 25 years is being brought into focus as part of the RHASS Presidents’ Initiative. The penultimate case study for the RHASS Presidents’...
ABP acquires Scotbeef sites
ABP has today announced the acquisition of the Bridge of Allan abattoir and Queenslie meat packing plant in Scotland from Scotbeef. The two facilities will now become part of the company’s UK meat division which also includes an existing processing facility in Perth,...
LEAF Open Farm Sunday connects communities with British farming and food
This year, farmers welcomed over 170,000 people onto farms across Britain on Sunday 11th June. Every event was unique, showcasing the whole industry, from arable, horticulture, livestock and agro-forestry to the science and technology involved. Farmer shared the same...
Redesign to Regenerate
The principles of redesigning agricultural systems to regenerate soils, biodiversity and the bottom line are the same no matter where you are in the world. It is how we interpret and apply them which changes, and this is what Groundswell is all about – exploring the...
Ballindalloch gathers sheep farmers together for uplands discussion
State-of-the-art technology which measures greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in sheep, will be on display at a special event in the heart of Speyside, this July. David and Susan Johnstone, who manage Ballindalloch Home Farm, are to play host to a day of discussion and...
Jane Craigie Marketing continues to strengthen with the appointment of Helen Cork
Jane Craigie Marketing (JCM) has strengthened its team, once again, with the appointment of Helen Cork, who joins the agrifood and rural marketing agency as an Account Manager, following a successful career with the NFU, the Scottish Rural Payments Agency (SGRPID) and...