27 March 2012
Soil Association Scotland’s successful Climate Change Programme closed at the end of September.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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