We hope this finds you well and tucking into some Easter eggs, hot cross buns or the last of some Scotch lamb (we like these recipes for leftover lamb). The Scene & Herd team have been kept busy juggling family life with lambing and sowing - and of course, helping rural businesses be seen and heard.
News
Caledonian Marts is holding a charity auction and raffle at its premises in Stirling at 11 am on Saturday 23rd April 2022 to raise funds for UNICEF’s campaign to Help Protect Children in Ukraine and for Central Plains Group, a regenerative farming business with operations in Ukraine. Read more
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, as nominations for the Helping It Happen Awards 2022 get underway. Read more
Researchers on Edinburgh Napier University's Destination Leadership Programme would like you to complete this short Agritourism Survey to help understand your interest in Agritourism experiences in Edinburgh's neighbouring region of East Lothian, located a few miles east of the capital: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DTGPY2W
The Scottish Government-funded ‘Be Your Best Self’ programme, whose delivery agents include experts in personal development facilitation, mental fitness coaching and agriculture, has a few remaining spaces available in the May session of the programme. Read more
The National Cyber Security Centre have put together some guidance specifically for the farming community to help improve the security and resilience of their business against cyber threats. Read more at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/cyber-security-for-farmers
On 30th March, Scene & Herd Director, Anna Davies, was one of the speakers at The Institute of Chartered Foresters South Scotland Regional Group's 'Forestry, Social Media & Community Engagement event. Anna covered the most relevant social media platforms for the farming and forestry sectors and how they can be used to best effect.
Anna was delighted to attend the in-person SAOS annual conference which this year had the theme 'Working Together for a Sustainable Future'. Anna ran an interactive forum session exploring how to maximise opportunities by working better together as an industry, embracing a more joined-up approach to actions and consistent messaging.
We always feel privileged to deliver training for prestigious organisations such as Scottish Land and Estates, The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs, and Opportunity North East, to name but a few and we are now making that expertise more accessible to all. We are excited to watch rural business people increase their skills from the comfort of their own desks, reducing precious time away from their businesses as well as their carbon footprint. We received great feedback following our first Online Marketing Masterclasses (you can see a recording here). Further training can be accessed at the OnFARM Academy website at https://training.onfarmacademy.com/
Our OnFARM podcast has been taking an Easter Break but will return on Monday 25 April. You can of course catch up on all episodes at podfollow.com/onfarm including our most recent episodes:
May dates for your diary:
1 - International Dawn Chorus Day
3 - Eid-al-Fitr
7 - Neilston Show * & Catrine Show *
9 - 15 - Mental Health Awareness Week will explore the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities.
14 - Ayr Show*, Houston Show* & Kilmacolm Show*
15 - Gordon Castle Country Fair* & Border Vintage Agricultural Rally*
20 - World Bee Day
21 - Fife Show*
28 - Drymen Show*, Lesmahagow Show* & Stewarton & Dunlop Show*
* Always check with organisers before travelling to an event.
Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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