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.
Rural people across Scotland and beyond are being urged to share stories of work done by local estates and land-based businesses to help their surrounding communities and landscapes flourish, in the Helping It Happen Awards 2022 - before nominations close on Monday 18 July. The Awards, run by Scottish Land & Estates, focus on the key aim of recognising the role of estates, farms and rural businesses in enabling and supporting success in rural areas and helping rural Scotland to thrive.
READ MOREOur latest 'Days Out On Your Doorstep', takes in farm visitor experiences within easy reach of Inverness, with Go Rural Scotland. Go Rural encourage people in Scotland’s towns and cities to get out into nearby countryside for farm experiences, short breaks, and food and drink days out. This time, Emily Esson visits Edinvale Farm, Fearn Farm, Castlecraig Farm, and Bogrow Farm.
READ MOREI admit it – I can sometimes be a little materialistic! I love my neon pink leather sandals and my Volvo! But as well as the luxuries, there are certain things which, quite simply, make my life easier, more pleasurable, or save me time - and I thought I’d share them with you (in the hope that you might share your tips in return….??)
READ MOREA ‘retrainable, smart-camera vision system’, developed in Scotland and now being deployed to eliminate rogue potatoes in Dutch onion crops has been awarded a Silver medal in the coveted Royal Highland Show Technical Innovation Awards. SKAi (pronounced: Sky) - SoilEssentials KORE Artificial Intelligence platform – is the brainchild of Forfar-based precision farming specialist, SoilEssentials. Essentially the SKAi system utilises smart cameras, trained in the recognition of target weed species, to control an agricultural crop sprayer as it passes over a field. Initially utilised to target dock infestations in grassland, SKAi is now being put to work in high-value arable crops.
READ MOREAnna has a tour of Rattray Estate and a chat with farm manager Calum Clark, a recent convert to #Organic. Calum shares his enthusiasm for farming and particularly for his herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle. Made in partnership with @ScottishOrganic
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