Learning and skills

Cluny Farm Walk & Talk

Join Farmstrong for a series of Walk & Talks, on Farms and Crofts across Scotland, supported by The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust. 

Argyll Beaver Centre Wildlife Festival

From 28/7/24 to 3/8/24 the Argyll Beaver Centre (ABC) will be celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the release of beavers into Knapdale Forest, Argyll with a week-long wildlife festival.

Partners across Peatland ACTION have highlighted the shortage of machine operators skilled and experienced in peatland restoration as being a significant constraint on the delivery of restoration projects. 

1.3063rd IALB 13th EUFRAS 10th SEASN Conference

The theme of this year’s event is ‘Adaption to Net Zero’ and promises a mix of inspiration, learning, networking and knowledge for delegates.

Shape the Process

Get involved! Money for Moray and tsiMORAY invite people from community groups and organisations, and/or people interested in participatory democracy and Just Transition, from communities across Moray to take part in a deliberative event.

Music for All are offering an instrument-only funding round to community projects. They are also opening applications to the Harris Foundation Schools Progression Award for schools looking to enhance and expand their music provision.

Preparing and writing a request for tenders/ an invitation to tender

This seminar will take you through some of the key things to include in a request for tenders, preparing a detailed specification for a job and, some of the different situations where you might ask for tenders. These vary from discrete one-off projects, such as designing and producing threshold signs to harvesting contracts and long-term woodland management services agreements.

Climate Emergency Training with Keep Scotland Beautiful: Summer course

This training is for anyone interested in learning about causes and impacts of climate change and finding out more about solutions to combat it, including personal actions you can take.

A new national disease control project will work to help eradicate Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in Scotland and improve biosecurity standards on pig farms.

The Scottish Government has provided £438,700 to test affected premises and put in controls to prevent spread between farms.

With the herbicide Asulox no longer available to treat bracken, there was a need to update best practice guidance on bracken management, which was previously heavily weighted towards chemical treatment.

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