Farming

Agri & Rural Affairs Conference 2024

A ticket to this year’s Agri Conference where we’re going ‘Back to Basics’. Come along to widen your farming knowledge and hear from industry experts and stakeholders.

Early Bird prices for the Full Conference are available until the 16th August so ACT QUICK

RSABI, the organisation supporting people in Scottish agriculture, has announced the appointment of two new trainee trustees to its board.

The charity, which provides emotional, financial and practical support, introduced the trainee positions to encourage more younger people to get involved with the charity at board level.

Scottish Smallholder Festival 2024

Join Smallholding Scotland at The Royal Highland Centre for the 13th running of the Scottish Smallholder Festival!

The Festival will be held on the 19th October at the Highland Hall. Doors will open at 9AM, and you are invited to join us for our annual celebration of the Smallholder.

The festival has a lot to do:

Vertical Farming VR Tour

Are you interested in learning more about sustainable growing solutions? 

Join Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) on a visual learning journey in partnership with A3 Scotland to see how vertical farming is shaping the future of agriculture across the Highlands and Islands.  

Potatoes in Practice 2024

Potatoes in Practice is the largest field-based potato event in the UK. The event brings together variety demonstrations, research and trade exhibits in one place making it an essential date in the potato industry calendar.

Cluny Farm Walk & Talk

Join Farmstrong for a series of Walk & Talks, on Farms and Crofts across Scotland, supported by The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust. 

Recipients of agriculture support have been updated on the changes coming into force in 2025.

Rural Payments and Services is delivered by the Scottish Government’s Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID), with delivery partners. RPID is the accredited paying agency in Scotland.

Funding of £2,000 is now available to all Scottish Farming businesses for a FAS Integrated Land Management Plan, including those that had one before 4 July 2024.

1.3063rd IALB 13th EUFRAS 10th SEASN Conference

The theme of this year’s event is ‘Adaption to Net Zero’ and promises a mix of inspiration, learning, networking and knowledge for delegates.

A new report produced by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has highlighted the unique role agriculture plays in island life and calls on Government to use this new evidence in policy decisions.

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