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Reflections on a visit to Glensaugh Climate-Positive Farming Initiative

Taking part in the Climate Action Summit Conference at Our Dynamic Earth, 1 and 2 October 2024, I am reminded of the SEFARI Gateway visit by the Scotia Club to the Climate-Positive Farming Initiative at James Hutton Institute's Glensaugh Farm, as Ali Karley (James Hutton Institute) and

Novel vaccines are needed to minimise the economic impact of important reproductive diseases in sheep and cattle

Why are these diseases important to livestock producers?

The Three A’s of innovation - Agritech, Animal Health and Aquaculture

Ahead of this year’s A3 Scotland Conference in Inverness, we thought we’d highlight a few examples of how we contribute to the Agritech, Animal Health and Aquaculture sector. A sector key to innovation in Scotland which is supporting a sustainable future for our communities, places and environment.

You are what (and how) you eat: grazing strategies for parasite control in sheep

Mastering Tick Management & Control Through Collaboration

This workshop aims to produce industry guidelines on management control approaches for ticks and TBDs, represents a crucial step towards addressing a pressing challenge facing livestock and public health in Scotland and the UK.

Understanding the Challenge

Food for Thought: Soil, Food, Farming and Trade - Border Union Agricultural Society Business Breakfast, Kelso, 26 July 2024

The talks started with a provocation on the topic of soil from Professor Lorna Dawson, SEFARI Gateway Knowledge Exchange Lead for Environment and Senior Soil Scientist at the James Hutton Institute. She discussed the devastation from the dust bowl in the 1930s when an estimated 1.2 billion tons of soil were lost across 100 million acres in the US, to the current regenerative farming practices, which help to protect our soils. Lorna spoke about how, without living plant roots and fungal networks to hold soil in place, strong winds and floods can seriously erode our precious soils that deliver so many of the services on our planet such as fresh water, clean air and nutritious food.

Exploiting plant pathogen biology for future disease control

Agriculture faces many challenges, including a warming climate, more frequent occurrence of extreme climate events and increased incidence and severity of crop diseases. Control of plant diseases with major resistance genes has not always proven durable and application of crop protection chemicals is becoming problematic with the development of pathogen insensitivity to the chemicals, as well as increased regulation.

What does Regenerative Farming mean for you?

The GO Falkland event came back for its second year, after last year’s success, offering a thought-provoking two-day programme, packed with talks and panel discussions by representatives of the land-based industries in Scotland, policymakers, and scientists – all providing their perspective on regenerative land use in Scotland and beyond.

A feast for OnFARM listeners’ ears

The project began following a previous year’s Royal Highland Show, where SEFARI colleagues such as the Rowett Institute, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Moredun have presences at the event.

‘Arable farming in a new era’ – be part of the conversation at this year’s Arable Scotland event

The ever popular ‘Arable Conversations’ are at the heart of this year’s programme will provide a forum for lively discussion about current issues in the arable industry. The morning conversation is chaired by Elizabeth Massie, a farmer in East Lothian, who will steer a panel of farmers and agronomists to identify which farming practices will create resilience in Scottish arable systems. The panel and audience will discuss soil and crop management practices that are starting to show benefits for coping with weather extremes and associated changes in pests and diseases.

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Reflections on a visit to Glensaugh Climate-Positive Farming Initiative

Novel vaccines are needed to minimise the economic impact of important reproductive diseases in sheep and cattle

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The Three A’s of innovation - Agritech, Animal Health and Aquaculture

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You are what (and how) you eat: grazing strategies for parasite control in sheep

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Mastering Tick Management & Control Through Collaboration

Food for Thought: Soil, Food, Farming and Trade - Border Union Agricultural Society Business Breakfast, Kelso, 26 July 2024

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Exploiting plant pathogen biology for future disease control

What does Regenerative Farming mean for you?

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A feast for OnFARM listeners’ ears

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‘Arable farming in a new era’ – be part of the conversation at this year’s Arable Scotland event