Learning and skills

CEA Webinar - Growing vegetable crops in controlled environments

The webinar will provide an introduction to controlled environment agriculture (CEA), also known as protected cultivation or growing. The guest speakers will provide an overview of different forms of CEA, share trends and innovations and explain where the challenges opportunities lie.

Drop-in Enterprise Support Surgery

Do you have a question about your business or enterprise that you’d like to ask a real person for an instant response? However small, brief, or specific, the GrowBiz team will be happy to help!

Join Growbiz at their online drop-in enterprise support surgery for speedy solutions —  choose a 25 minute slot for a 1 to 1 session with one of their knowledgeable and experienced advisers.

Drop in surgeries each Thursday between 1 and 2pm.

Farmstrong Scotland - Marc Gascoigne - Farmstrong ambassador

Marc Gascoigne is a New Zealand dairy farmer and ambassador for Farmstrong in New Zealand.

He visited Scotland in February and March 2023 to share his personal story of depression, resilience and wellbeing, and was part of a tour of 14 events across the country, that helped highlight the importance of Farmstrong and share some positive steps that he uses to manage his wellbeing.

Anyone who has been involved with agriculture for up to five years could now get £500 towards the cost of training from the Scottish Government’s Next Generation fund.

Managed by Lantra Scotland, the fund is open to both men and women, including students and those already in full-time or part-time work, regardless of age.

How community-led health supports your work in tackling health inequalities

This learning event is an opportunity for anyone working to improve health and wellbeing for individuals, communities and at a population level.

Integrated Land Use Conference 2024

The Integrated Land Use conference will take place 26 - 28 March 2024 in, and around Kingussie.

This year will be focussing on where we have come from and where we are going in terms of land management and use. What has changed and what has worked. Many aspects will be discussed like community, attitude/behaviour evolution, inclusivity, diversity, forestry, agriculture, wildlife and game management, energy, tourism and many more exciting topics.

A group of eight innovative new library projects designed to enrich communities across Scotland will be brought to life through a share of £106,868 support received through the Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF).

Introduction to Regenerative Grazing

Scottish Government have highlighted Regenerative Grazing as a future Tier 2 option for conditional support.

The Scottish agriculture sector requires future funding certainty due to the long term nature of investment decisions and long lead-in time for farmers, crofters and land managers, says Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon.

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