An expansion of a personal development programme for women in agriculture has been launched this month, with participation commencing in October 2021.A new delivery team has been appointed to deliver the Scottish Government-funded ‘Be Your Best Self’ programme, whose membership includes experts in personal development facilitation, mental fitness coaching and agricultural expertise, to offer a creative and impactful experience for participants.
READ MOREPlans for the forthcoming AgriScot are well underway, however, organisers have taken the unprecedented decision to move the farm business event from the original November date to 9 February 2022. Explaining the decision, which he stressed was not taken lightly, AgriScot Chairman Robert Neill stated:
READ MOREA new short film, aimed at raising the feel-good factor amongst Scotland’s farmers, has launched on social media this week.The film, “We all need a farmer”, is the work of award-winning Director, Jason Connery, and narrated by renowned Scottish actor Ian Pirie.
READ MOREAgriScot awards for beef, diversified and sheep farms may have just recently got underway – the nomination period opened earlier this month – however, the Scottish dairy farm award has moved into full-on assessment mode with organisers unveiling the top 3 entries.
READ MOREAn innovative precision farming platform is employing artificial intelligence (AI) in the battle against weeds in grassland.Green-on-green, ie the targeting of green weeds in a green crop, has long been a challenge for those hoping to use precision farming technology to guide their spray applications. Now, SoilEssentials, the precision farming solutions pioneer, based in Angus, Scotland has harnessed expertise from the space industry along with agronomists and leading academics, to develop AI to overcome the green-on-green challenge.
READ MORE“There’s never been anything as important as the climate change maze we have to direct our businesses through.” Podcasting, PR, Marketing
READ MOREIndependent Estate Management and Rural Property Consultancy, Stanley Wright, is continuing recent growth with the exciting appointment of a new Director.
READ MOREA new award aiming to crown the Diversified Farm of the Year has been launched by AgriScot.Thanks to support from SAC Consulting, part of SRUC and long-term Agri Scot partner Royal Bank of Scotland, the new award will complete the prestigious stable of AgriScot farm of the year titles awarded each year at the farm business event.Recently appointed AgriScot Director, Ian Brydson, will act as convenor for the new award and commented:
READ MOREThe dairy sector will have the chance to shine in 2021 as the search for the Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year gets underway.Foregone in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the award is back up and running this year along with the four other titles in the stable of farm of the year awards hosted by AgriScot.A special AgriScot themed edition of the OnFARM podcast was used to launch the awards and to look ahead to the farm business event which is set to take place – in person if at all possible the organisers are keen to emphasise – on 17th November.
READ MOREIan Brydson Territory Sales Manager in Scotland for machinery manufacturer Krone, has recently also been appointed as a Director of AgriScot.
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