Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
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.
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.
READ MOREWe are about to hit the 150th episode of the OnFARM podcast. It’s a huge milestone, and we are extremely proud to be still going from strength to strength, surrounded by a brilliant community, and with steadfast supporters and sponsors. We’ve had wonderful guests on the show, from high-profile celebs to people that have been loads of fun, and just passionate communicators about the work that goes on in rural Scotland.
READ MOREAnna attended the recent national conference of SOPA – Scottish Organic – at the Royal Highland Showground. It was a brilliant forward-thinking day; in fact the theme of the event was “The Road Ahead”. Organic is still quite a small part of the total food and farming economy, but it is growing, and there is huge potential for the future.
READ MOREIf art is a conversation, then design is the medium through which that conversation is held - the silent ambassador of your brand, communicating your ideas, values and beliefs. Good design is functional, aesthetically pleasing, and meaningful. It is the way that we create the world around us, and it has the power to make a real difference
READ MOREThis episode is all about the power of mediation – hearing from Gillespie Macandrew's dispute resolution team lead Fiona Cameron, and Gordon Davies, a mediator working for - among others - rural support charity RSABI.
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