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Pesticides Podcasts

Integrated Pest Management and the Voluntary Initiative

How can you improve pesticide management on farm?

How can you improve pesticide management on farm? In this podcast we chat with Neal…

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The 4 Point Plan

The 4 Point Plan
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Top Tips: Getting the most value from your slurry

Alex Pirie, SAC Consulting

Test before you spread Slurry nutrient content can vary widely between farms and even between…

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River basin management and nature-based solutions

Fiona Salter and Lorna Cole

River basin management plans (RBMPs) provide a framework to address environmental objectives outlined in Water…

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Silage Pit Preparation & Maintenance

Pete Wright, SEPA

With silage season approaching, it is essential to ensure your silage pit is in good…

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Spring 26 Newsletter

Sustainable Management of Waterways

Rachel Smillie, Senior Land Management Advisor for Forth Rivers Trust and Partner in The Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network.

In early March, the Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network (UFN) collaborated with Farming…

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Videos

Working together to reduce flood impact

How can SEPA help you?

The impact of flooding is affecting communities across the country – but what practical steps…

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Podcasts

How to build resilience to water scarcity: Practical Guide

Our climate is changing. How this impacts the agriculture sector is going to be down…

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Podcasts

NetRegs: Guidance to help business

Highlighting: best practice, guidance and training opportunities.

NetRegs provides environmental guidance for Northern Ireland and Scotland. But what does this mean, and…

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Podcasts

Water availability- what can we do in a changing climate?

In 2025, all areas of Scotland were impacted by reduced water availability at some point.…

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Winter 26 Newsletter

Key environmental considerations when poultry farming

Stephen Field, SEPA

Whether you are already a poultry farmer or thinking of becoming one, there are key…

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Winter 26 Newsletter

Importing organic fertilisers onto your farm -what do you need to consider?

Stephen Field, SEPA

Farmers and businesses receiving materials to be spread on their land have a duty to…

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Winter 26 Newsletter

Water Environment – Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS)

Alex Pirie, SAC Consulting

In Autumn 2025 Minister Jim Fairlie announced the return of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS),…

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Drone image of meander in burn. Showing sediment deposition on south west bend of burn. Either side of burn shows two good agricultural fiends currently at risk of erosion from burn.

Winter 26 Newsletter

Riverbank restoration – where to start

Alex Pirie, SAC Consulting

Last year, Farming and Water Scotland attended a meeting facilitated through Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service…

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