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READ MORECatriona McLean, who heads the 9-strong Scotland-wide soil-sampling team for SoilEssentials, leading a packed seminar (jointly hosted by Agri-Epi) at last week’s AgriScot. Seminar delegates heard about the ScotGov National Test Programme which gives financial support to farmers to have their soils sampled.
READ MOREScottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) and AHDB are launching a new network of organic cereals and combinable crop growers in Scotland. The network will focus on several meetings per year in a hybrid format, where growers can exchange experience, knowledge and skills. Organic growers are invited to attend the online launch on 29th November at 12.30 pm, where David Cunningham, bio-agronomist from Dods of Haddington, will speak about how a biological focus on soils and plant nutrition is the future of organic yields.
READ MOREFor many of us, especially business owners, this winter is giving many a great deal of anxiety. With the cost of living at an all-time high and energy bills reaching astronomic heights, it seems prudent to redraft budgets and cut out any unnecessary expenditure. Spending money on PR and Marketing suddenly seems like a luxury. However, there are good reasons why now is not the time to cut your communication strategy.
READ MOREDenise Walton trained as an ecologist, but has spent 30 years alongside family and business partners building up Peelham Farm, and expanding into butchery and charcuterie.
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