Crofting

Black Isle Show

Preview: Wednesday 6 August 2025 (2pm to 9pm)

Main show: Thursday 7 August 2025

Tickets and more info HERE

Royal Highland Show 2025

The show has something for everyone, from competitions to shopping, live music and tasty food and drinks - It’s the one place you can meet, touch, smell, taste and take home the best in the country.

Buy tickets HERE

AgriScot. The Farm Business Event

AgriScot, now widely regarded as one of the premier events in UK agriculture, continues to develop its appeal to all sectors of the industry…both to the trade and to a wide cross section of farmers eager to seek out the products, services, advice and information necessary for their farming businesses.

More info and to book HERE

With the School Easter holidays upon us the RHET classroom potato projects across Perth and Kinross are well under way.

135 classes have been given the complete kit compost fertiliser and Rocket seed potatoes to grow a crop in the classroom/playground. ISJ Horticulture, garden suppliers of seed potatoes, in Almondbank, have sponsored the program. 

In recent weeks there has been a rise in quad bike and vehicles thefts from rural areas across the UK. 

These thefts greatly affect the daily working practices of farmers, crofters and land managers, including the financial impact of replacing the vehicle. 

 

Processing of Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) 2024 payments has commenced. 

The first payments are expected to start reaching the bank accounts of farmers and crofters from Friday 28 March, in line with the 2024 Payments Strategy timetable.

Over £37 million in support has been issued to 5,834 claimants which represents over 95% of those eligible to receive the funding.

Compost, compost teas and plant feeds

Join Taybank Growers Cooperative at this practical course on making high quality compost, compost teas and plant feeds.

Beginning with some theory around soil and the needs of plants we will be out in the field making compost, teas and feeds. The session will cover deep, nutritious and mulch composts, wood chip, root drenches, foliar feeds, harvesting and applying microbes. Suitable for new and experienced growers alike with a focus on application in the market garden.

Tea and coffee provided, please bring your own packed lunch.

 

Women in Agriculture Orkney – Soils & Seeds

This meeting will take place upstairs at William Shearer Seed Merchant. 

Are you unsure as to what seed mix might work best for your situation? In a pickle to understand the difference between diploid and tetraploid seed varieties?

What about which fields should be reseeded? And weeds? Wanting to know how to boost the clover content of your sward or maybe learn about forage crops which work well in a salt laden/exposed area?

Biodiversity Audits – Help with Habitat Mapping Webinar

As one option within the Whole Farm plan conditions for future subsidy, you can complete a Biodiversity Audit.

This involves creating a habitat map of your farm and is something that farmers, crofters and land managers can easily do themselves.

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