Environment

A report has been published which presents the results of a survey of rodenticide use on grassland and fodder farms in Scotland in 2021.

Trees: Management and Making best use of your timber resource

Come along with your questions to ask our host farmers Richard Lockett, Knockbain Farm, Dingwall  and Andrew Barbour, Mains of Fincastle, Pitlochry. How to best manage your trees and how to optimise the value from your established timber resource on your farm.

Projects across the country to expand forests, restore habitats, protect threatened species and improve our resilience to climate change have been awarded a share of £7.6m from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund.

Established by Scottish Government in 2008, the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is an infrastructure centre of expertise that does all its work in collaboration with a range of partners across the private and public sectors.

 

Scottish Forestry have launched a consultation about the future of grant support for forestry.

Consultation is an essential part of the policymaking process. It gives the opportunity to consider opinions and expertise on a proposed area of work.

Rural-Urban Partnerships

This webinar will explore how stronger rural-urban partnerships can reinforce resilience in the face of future shocks and build a sustainable future. The three sessions will discuss:

Help with heating costs is on its way to around 400,000 people on low incomes through a new Scottish Government benefit, with the first payments processed this week.

More than £20m will be paid out over the course of February and March in Winter Heating Payments.

Over the last year the Scottish Rural Network and the Improvement Service have been working in partnership to help build the capacity of community councils across rural and island Scotland.

The Scottish Government and

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