Learning and skills

Peatland experts from across the UK have seen first-hand how a new approach by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is benefiting commercial forestry and conservation efforts.

Trustees week conference 2024: Good governance – future proofing for trustees

Join SCVO at their free Trustees’ Week 2024 conference where they’ll be bringing together trustees and charity and governance expert speakers in Edinburgh to celebrate the work trustees do and share all of their experience and knowledge. There will be lots of opportunities for networking, learning and sharing your own experiences. Lunch and refreshments provided.

Running Community Spaces

The 2021 Social Enterprise Census highlighted that over 1000 social enterprises run Community Centres and Halls and this has been one of the consistently largest fields of economic activity since the first Census in 2015.

VisitScotland Connect 2025 supplier registration launches

Join us at VisitScotland Connect 2025

VisitScotland Connect, our flagship travel-trade event, will return to P&J Live in Aberdeen on Wednesday 9 – Thursday 10 April 2025 and registration for eligible businesses opens today.  

Soil Farmer of the Year Revisited: Alex Brewster

Rotmell Farming is based in Perthshire, running an upland beef and sheep system over approximmately 1000 hectares.

Agri - Innovation & Insights Event

Join the James Hutton Institute at a Agri - Innovation & Insights Event for a day filled with exciting discussions, innovative ideas, and insightful presentations.

Scottish Apple Producers Annual Meeting

Scottish Apple producers host annual meetings with their members, to share updates of the group, future plans, network and more.

The is not open to the public but all members and interested people (apple and orchards enthusiast) looking to take part are welcomed.

Agenda

Local Makers - Farmton Farm

Come along to Remake Food for Good (RFG) to meet Debs from Farmton organic family farm in Auchterarder as part of the RFG initiative to promote local producers and offer hands-on learning experiences, from waste reduction, food preserving and other green initiatives.

Plans to boost the use of Scots and Gaelic in traditional areas have been passed at Stage 1 by the Scottish Parliament.

MSPs have voted for the general principles of the Scottish Languages Bill.

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