Farming
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has unveiled a plan to stabilise and improve the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payment process.
The ‘CAP Plan for Stabilisation’ aims to tackle the major causes of poor customer service, error and payment delay by:
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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) invite applications to attend an interactive strategic workshop (Sandpit) to develop proposals for research and research translation projects.
- Read more about £1.5m available from BBSRC and NERC to support sustainable agriculture
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A series of films from the Scottish Rural Network (SRN) will be released over the Autumn to publicise the positive impact and opportunities created by the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP).
The “SRDP on Film” season will highlight a range of projects funded under the SRDP in up to twenty short films set to be released every Thursday on the SRN website and social media channels.
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The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) is one of the charities to benefit from a recent tractor run fundraiser.
The tractor run was organised by NFU Scotland's Highland Perthshire branch and raised thousands of pounds for local charities, including RHET.
A cheque for £1,122 was presented to Alix Ritchie, RHET Project Co-ordinator for Perth & Kinross at the Aberfeldy Show.
Alix said:
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You now get key messages and highlights from a European seminar on rural business innovation.
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) seminar on 'Revitalising Rural Areas through Business Innovation' took place on 30 March 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.
The seminar explored how rural businesses – both farm and non-farm – can innovate in ways that "create the conditions for future prosperity and vitality" as articulated in the Cork 2.0 Declaration.
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A research and innovation company is looking to acquire samples from anaerobic digesters used to dispose of sheep waste.
Dr Adam Ostrowski works at the Dundee-based APS Biocontrol where they develop biocontrol measures to extend the shelf life of fresh produce. Their technology is based on the use of bacteriophages, naturally occurring antagonists of bacteria, which can be found in the same environment as the bacteria they target.
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Rural Payments and Services have produced a short film highlighting how the Scottish Government and the Forestry Commission are preparing the ground for a new generation of farmers.
In the film, which you can view below, Robin Waddell of Forestry Commission Scotland interviews farmer Archie Paterson about his experience as a new entrant renting publicly owned land.
- Read more about New Entrants on Publicly Owned Land film released
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