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Managing Dirty Water Around The Steading
Dirty water around farm buildings may seem insignificant, but it can contain valuable nutrients and harmful bacteria from livestock manure and slurry, giving it a high polluting potential. Reducing the amount of dirty water around the steading can have multiple benefits for the farm business. This information sheet takes a closer look at common risk areas around farm steadings and ways in which to manage them.
Valuing Your Soils
The Valuing Your Soils Booklet provides practical guidance for Scottish Farmers. Tips and ideas in this booklet can help you to protect and improve farm soils which could also make your farm business more profitable.
Working in or near rivers and lochs
This information note gives a quick guide to the rules around working in or near rivers and lochs.
Technical Note (TN666): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock II – pumping systems
This Technical Note contains information about alternative watering pumping systems that may be an option for field grazed livestock.
Technical Note (TN665): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock I – abstraction systems
This technical note provides information about alternative watering abstraction systems that may be considered for grazing livestock.
Alternative Bedding Advice
This Alternative Bedding advice sheet provides information for farmers about the regulations surrounding the use of alternative bedding materials.