Themes covered

For further technical information, or to book one of our events, please contact Lyn Matheson, Agricultural Development Officer

E: lmatheson@soilassociation.org
T: 0131 666 0847

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Future Proofing Scotland's Farming

27 March 2012

Soil Association Scotland’s successful Climate Change Programme closed at the end of September.

Grassland & clover management

15 September 2011

Four of these events took place in 2010 throughout Scotland. The technical sessions in the morning included presentations from James Bretherton, Gavin Hill, David Younie & SGRPID. Topics covered included grassland productivity, utilization & optimum...

Hydro installation day

19 May 2011

The morning session will look at a practical overview; regulatory aspects including environmental, extraction and construction; grid connection; planning; finance and legal issues. With presentations from Jamie Troughton, Ardchattan Hydro, North Con...

Wind turbine installation

09 March 2011

The morning session will look at site choice, grid connection, environmental & planning permission issues and a farmer’s practical perspective on commissioning a wind turbine. The events will also include a visits to local farms that have wind turbi...

Biomass installation event

15 February 2011

The morning sessions at these events will look at calculating the size of heating system required, fuel availability, quality, storage RHI, planning permission & a farmer’s practical perspective on commissioning a boiler system and running a wood ch...

Anaerobic digesters

26 January 2011

The Anaerobic digester (AD) events include presentations from BiogenGreenfinch, Strutt & Parker, SEPA and The Energy Saving Trust. The informational session in the morning covers an overview of AD, how it works, what feedstocks are suitable, what yo...

Managing livestock in a changing climate

20 May 2010

This course took place on 20 May 2010 on Glensaugh Farm. The technical session in the morning included presentations from John Vipond, Johnny Mackay & David Ross. Topics included improving productivity and efficiency through health and diet, selecti...

Optimum manure management

10 March 2010

This course was delivered on 10 March 2010 at Auchincruive and 5 May 2010 at New Deer. The technical session in the morning included presentations from SAC & SGRPID. They looked at storage & handling, when, where and how much to apply, putting a nut...

Developing on-farm renewables

15 February 2010

This event was held on 8 December, 2009, in Forfar. As it was so popular and oversubscribed, two further sessions were held in January and February 2010. The morning sessions looked at understanding how renewables work; installing and funding for re...

Soil management

13 June 2009

Six Soil management training events were delivered in 2009. The events were held on 13 May at Newmiln Farm (Perth), 8 June at Oakwood Mill (Selkirk), 13 August at Mid Coul Farms (Inverness), 16 September at Rainton Farm (Castle Douglas), 24 Septembe...
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