June 2022

June is one of the Scene & Herd team's favourite months.  Light evenings spent in the garden, warmer weather, delicious Scottish produce (mmm...raspberries!).

Of course, it's not all fun and games - the sheep farmers in the team are kept busy preparing for clipping, watching grass think about growing and wishing lambs would hurry up and get to 42kg whilst the trade is good.

What we're really looking forward to after a break of two years(!) is attending our respective local county shows - and of course the Royal Highland Show.  We now understand how the cows feel when they're turned out!

News

Are you considering adopting regenerative practices on your farm, estate or rural business but unsure how to go about it? Scene & Herd client, William Houstoun, is Scotland’s first – and only – regenerative farming consultant, with a lifetime’s experience in rural businesses of all sizes all around the world.  www.land.scot

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with our clients Scottish Organic Producers Association as SOPA Member Services Development Co-Ordinator.  Key Responsibilities include promoting the SOPA brand and benefits both within the membership and to external organisations and to be responsible for SOPA PR and communication functions. This is a permanent part-time role with flexible hours and will be home-based with some travel throughout Scotland. Find out more here.

It has long been the subject of science fiction, latterly morphing into various predictions, promises and prototypes, but now the wait is over...farmers and contractors in Scotland and the north of England now have the chance to put full scale, autonomous tractors to work in their own fields after SoilEssentials were appointed dealers for the AgBot 5.115T2, a new fully autonomous, robot tractor.  Read more.

In other SoilEssentials news, the Forfar based precision farming technology company recently hosted a packed 3-day tour of the Angus potato industry for visiting members of a Danish farmers cooperative.  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.  Nominations close on 5 July.  Read more

Just a reminder that the OnFARM (Food, Agriculture and Rural Matters) podcast will be taking a break for the school holidays at the end of the month  You can listen to all episodes, for free,  at www.podfollow.com/OnFARM.