Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, we’re joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson who discuss what Farmers & Crofters can do to put the best foot forward in the New Year, to give themselves a good chance of a successful 2025.

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Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF)

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme

Whole Farm Plan full guidance

Avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks - gov.scot

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, we’re joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson who discuss all relevant schemes and deadlines, and look ahead to Christmas in the Farming Community.

FAS Resources

Mental Health and Wellbeing | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service

fas.scot/downloads/mental-health-and-wellbeing/

Other Resources

Home - RSABI

Christmas and mental health - Mind

Farmstrong Scotland - Live Well, Farm & Croft Well

Preparing for sustainable farming - gov.scot

Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (Mainland and Islands)

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme

Home | ScotEID

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Sascha Grierson, Principal Consultant & Agri-Economics lead at SAC Consulting and Andrew Coalter Senior Consultant & Chartered Accountant at SAC Consulting who discuss the implications of the Autumn Budget for the Agricultural Industry and dive into detail on the inheritance tax update, and why you should start thinking about Succession, sooner rather than later.

FAS Resources

SuccessionPlanning | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service

SuccessionPlanning – Crofting | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service

Other Resources

AutumnBudget 2024 – HC 295

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, Farm Advisors Tiffany, George and Robert give us the latest agricultural updates from around Scotland, and are then joined by Professor Steven Thomson, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at SRUC to discuss the latest policy updates, including EFA, Calving Intervals and more.

FAS Resources

Stock Talk | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Resources

SRUC | Rural Policy Centre

W9 Calving Intervals in Scotland's Cattle Population: Conditionality Options - New Rural Support Scheme development - evidence: outputs summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Scottish-Suckler-Beef-Support-Scheme-FAQ-June-2024-v2.pdf

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, Farm Advisors Tiffany Stephenson from St Boswells, George Chalmers from Turriff and Robert Ramsay from Ayr, give us the latest agricultural updates from the Borders, N. East and S. West of Scotland, and are later joined by Iain Boyd, a senior Environmental Consultant to talk about Climate Week and what opportunities it brings to Crofters and Farmers in Scotland.

FAS Resources

Climate Change resources for farmers from Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Resources

Climate Week | Net Zero Nation

Take Action | Net Zero Nation

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers, Robert Ramsay & Osla Jamwal-Fraser to talk about agritourism, opportunities to diversify and the added value opportunities for Scottish Agriculture.

FAS Resources

Alternative Enterprises | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Agri Culture - Cream O Galloway: A Dairy Story | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Resources

Home - Scottish Agritourism

Agriturismo.it - True Italian agritourism only

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Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson to talk about The Whole Farm Plan, and what it means for farmers, crofters & smallholders.

FAS Resources

Preparing For The Future | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

The Farm Management Handbook | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Events | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Agribusiness News July 2024 - Sector Focus: Whole Farm Plans | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Resources

Whole Farm Plan (ruralpayments.org)

Scottish IPM Assessment Plan | Plant Health Centre

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Welcome back to the Rural Roundup hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson who chat about the census, thinking about silage and the ECS organics deadline, and I’m later joined by Eleanor Kay from Scottish Land & Estates who talks about their theme of resilience this year. We discuss everything from their organisational strategy, right through to how land-owners can take advantage of the right opportunities at the right time.

FAS Resources

https://www.fas.scot/downloads/feed-and-forage-factsheet/

Integrated Land Management Plans (ILMPs) | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Specialist Advice | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Resources

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (ruralpayments.org)

https://www.ruralpayments.org/news-events/agricultural-census-2024.html

https://www.scottishlandandestates.co.uk/

Scottish Land & Estates | Musselburgh | Facebook

Natural_Capital_Toolkit_Open_Version.docx (live.com)

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