Habitat mapping and biodiversity audits

Habitat Mapping and Biodiversity Audits

A free Soil Association Scotland workshop in West Lothian exploring habitat mapping and biodiversity assessment in practice.

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Soil Health: Beyond NPK

In this free Soil Association Scotland webinar to explore what makes up biologically active soil; truly going beyond the usual NPK analysis.

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IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops

Hear the latest IPM research and how it can be put into practice on the ground at this webinar, hosted by the Soil Association and Organic Growers Alliance.

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Making the most of your Carbon Audit: Beyond the tick-box exercise

Soil Association Scotland webinar with Farm Carbon Toolkit talking about what your carbon audit results can tell you, and what you can do with that data to make more informed decisions

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Livestock IPM with Dr Claire Whittle

A practical on-farm event to discuss strategies for improving livestock health and wellbeing, with Regenerative Vet Claire Whittle, Soil Association Scotland and the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN).

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Biodiversity Auditing – Making it work for farmers and Crofters

A Cairngorm Crofters and Farmers Community Workshop, supported by Spey Catchment, SAC Consulting and Soil Association Scotland on how Biodiversity Audits can be a helpful tool for future farm management.

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Sustainable Farming in LFAs

How ‘sustainable and regenerative’ practices and can be supported in Less Favoured Areas (LFAs): changes to agricultural support in Scotland

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Planning for Change: Making the most of Whole Farm Plans

Join Soil Association Scotland at Lochhouses Farm in East Lothian for a farm walk and workshop exploring the upcoming Whole Farm Plans requirements and what these will mean for your farm

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Everything You Need To Know About Mob Grazing…

Video playlist from the Soil Association of case study farmers practising mob grazing in Scotland and associated webinars.

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Agroecology-TRANSECT Virtual Roadshow

Join researchers, farmers and innovators from the Agroecology-TRANSECT project for a deep dive into the barriers and levers to the Agroecology movement across Europe.

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Tree hay – using trees as livestock fodder

Soil Association Scotland webinar discussing how tree hay can be a valuable way to supplement winter forage and support livestock nutrition and welfare.

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Tree hay: Photo credit Lynbreck Croft

Tree hay – using trees as livestock fodder

Join Agroecology: strengthening livelihoods for an informative and practical online discussion on the benefits and practicalities of making and using tree hay

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Rachel Berry

I am Communications Officer at Soil Association Scotland.

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Farmers go for Net Zero Arran

Megan Welford explains how a group of farmers on the Isle of Arran have begun to reduce their own carbon footprint to help create a blueprint for Scottish agriculture.

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“We found a way to farm with nature rather than against it.”

Charley and Andrea Walker take a holistic approach to farm management by carefully considering the social, ecological and financial impacts of every decision.

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Leatherjacket control

A useful note produced as part of an Innovative Farmers field lab, which focuses on the lifecycle of leatherjackets and outlines some of the management and biological control options.

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