Perth & Kinross Council

The evening starts at 6.00pm with a light buffet and will finish around 8.30pm.

As usual, there will be an opportunity to network, so please feel free to bring along your business cards and leaflets.

It would help GrowBiz  with catering numbers if you book a place here: http://bit.ly/1pHiJ4l

Everyone is welcome – GrowBiz hope to see you there, and feel free to bring a friend!

GrowBiz are delighted to welcome Ross Graham, of the local award-winning business, Graham Environmental Services Ltd., to their next XChange, where he will talk about his business journey and challenges within the industry. Ross is also Vice-President of Perthshire Chamber of Commerce and a passionate supporter of local enterprise.

All welcome. Buffet from 6.00 p.m. Great networking opportunity.

A practical day looking at the benefits of agroforestry:

• how to manage existing woodland for livestock
• planting for optimum arable production
• funding sources
• an introduction to the Woodland Trust.

Speakers include Stephen Briggs, Abacus Organics; Mike Strachan, Forestry Commission Scotland and Woodland Trust.

This free event has been organised as part of the Scottish Governments New Entrants to farming programme.

This free event is aimed at Scotland’s farmers of the future and has been organised as part of the Scottish Government’s New Entrants to Farming Programme.

Industry experts and inspirational speakers will challenge and stimulate the audience to overcome barriers, embrace change and create successful farming businesses.

Featuring six sessions delivered by experts in their field, it's a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, learn something new and enjoy a bit of smallholder chat and socialising before the days get longer and outdoor tasks start to take priority.

Tickets only available online at £25 each, includes lunch, refreshments and delegate pack.

This year's SACCAP Potato Conference runs under the theme the new six Ps: Promote Potatoes with Passion and Produce Potatoes to Perfection.

As usual the event will tackle the most relevant topics facing potato producers today with Scotland’s top experts presenting on a range of areas with a focus on how to promote potatoes to consumers as they face ever expanding choices on the supermarket shelves.

The event will also see the presentation of the prize to the SRUC Elmwood student who has invented the most innovative recipe for potatoes.

For their 2016 conference, SAOS are continuing with the format of two morning forum workshops. They expect this year’s topics to prove popular as SAOS’ Jim Booth will be joined by Angela Tregear and Sarah Cooper of Edinburgh University Business School to discuss the results of a study of four marketing co-ops and the role co-ops play in supporting KT/learning amongst their members. The other forum, hosted by their next generation team members, with guest speakers, examines why we sometimes criticise, rather than celebrate, business expansion and success, assuming “they just got lucky”.

The second Annual General Meeting of Scottish Rural Action takes place at 1pm on Friday 4March 2016 at The New County Hotel in Perth (click here for directions).

The AGM is preceded by presentations, speakers and a workshop. Participants are welcome to attend the full afternoon or just the formal business of the AGM. You do not have to be a member to attend either the full afternoon or the AGM.

This one-day course will provide you with an understanding of the significance and usefulness of a fundraising strategy and will provide you with the tools to construct an effective plan for your organisation.

You will learn the principles of a fundraising model for heritage organisations and will begin to construct a strategy for your own organisation.

The training covers:

researching and identifying sustainable sources of private income

developing project profiles

pitching your project