02 February 2012
The annual RSPB Telegraph Nature of Farming Award celebrates the fantastic work farmers are doing for wildlife - with a top prize of £1,000 for the very best! You can enter now for the 2012 competition. Download the form at www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/f... |
02 February 2012
Forestry Commission Scotland and the Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies Group invite you to the inaugural meeting of a new South Scotland Woodfuel Forum on Tuesday 28 February 14:00 - 17:00 (lunch available from 13:00) Queens Hotel, Lockerbie, ... |
02 February 2012
Entries are being sought for Scotland’s Future Farmer Award 2012 with £4,000 on offer to reward the winner’s outstanding contribution to the farming industry. An initiative funded by the Elizabeth Murray Trust and supported by NFU Scotland ( www.nfu... |
30 January 2012
Just a brief reminder that the deadline for all Organic beauty categories is at the end of this week. This year's awards presentation will take place on Sunday 1 April at the multi-award winning venue, The Novotel London West. |
26 January 2012
Enter the 'Oscars' of the Scottish food and drink industry. The awards, run jointly by Scotland Food & Drink and the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, have been recognising and rewarding the very best in Scottish food and drink fo... |
24 January 2012
It has been reported in the farming press that Orbeseal manufactured by Pfizer is in short supply this spring due to a batch failure of the product last December. For the story please see this article on the Farmers Weekly website - http://www.fwi.c... |
23 January 2012
The Soil Association Organic Apprenticeship Scheme has an exciting vacancy with Abbey Home Farm for a new apprentice to start in March/early April. Applicants need to have practical experience working or volunteering on a commercial farm for at leas... |
16 January 2012
The Soil Association is now accepting nominations for the annual Natural and Organic Products Europe 2012 (NOPE) Awards. The NOPE Awards - hosted in partnership with the Soil Association - have become the benchmark for excellence and set the highest... |
09 January 2012
SAC has asked vets and farmers in Scotland to step up surveillance following the detection in mainland Europe of a new virus causing foetal malformations in cattle, sheep and goats. |
05 January 2012
Meeting & Farm Site Visit: Spynie Hall, near Elgin, 10.15 am Wednesday 25th January 2012 You are invited along to a meeting and farm site visit, including free soup & sandwich lunch, at Spynie Hall near Elgin on Wed 25th Jan 2012. The workshop is pa... |