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Check this out folks ⬇️
What is Whole Farm Planning? Join us on 11 Dec for an interactive webinar exploring 👇
👩🌾What #WholeFarmPlans are
🪱 What the new requirements will mean for your farm
🌱How you can use a WFP approach to boost the resilience of your business.
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This looks extremely interesting ⬇️
Sanquhar farmer Andrew Whiteford is inviting farmers & land managers to visit his farm to see how growing trees is adding value to his business.
This free Integrating Trees Network visit is on Tues 8th Oct 10-1pm.
Booking➡️tickettailor.com/events/inte…
ALT Andrew Whiteford, Integrating Trees Network host farmer.
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Lots to learn here form Andy and Debbie in Tomintoul. Worth a look 👀
Free Integrating Trees Network visit! 🌳 Join Andy and Debbie Duffus on their beef and sheep farm in Tomintoul on 2 October.
They will talk about their recent venture into woodland creation and future plans for riparian planting.
Book your place: tickettailor.com/events/inte…
ALT Black and brown highland cows in field with trees
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We are a small, independent think-tank with a big desire to make a positive impact in Scottish forestry.
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A date for your diaries folks ⬇️
🌳Integrating Trees Network event with a difference🌳
Firstly a talk & discussion in Blair Atholl's village hall with @DavyMcCracken and then a visit in the afternoon to the Barbour's Mains of Fincastle farm.
Booking: tickettailor.com/events/inte…
ALT Int Trees Network - Blair Atholl Tuesday 10th Sept 10:30-3pm
ALT Farmer Andrew Barbour and family on Mains of Fincastle Farm
Sharing on behalf of Angus Climate Hub:
**Job opportunity**
WOODLAND ASSISTANT JOB VACANCY at DRONLEY COMMUNITY WOOD
see info in this link: angusclimatehub.co.uk/curren…
Another great opportunity from @scotforestry - see below
📢Free Integrating Trees Network event📢
Join the Barbour family of Mains of Fincastle farm and see how they've successfully planted trees as part of their farm business.
With so many benefits, #integratingtrees has been transformative!
Booking ➡️: bit.ly/YourFarmsFuture
ALT Advert for Integrating Trees Network event: 'Your farm's future: Why and how trees can benefit your business'.
What's your thoughts?
“The industry should consider using a more diverse range of tree species than we currently see being planted”
– Willie McGhee, @forest_policy
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This looks interesting ⬇️
📢Free Integrating Trees Network Event📢
Join our host #farmer Johnnie Balfour in Fife to find out how he has used trees to boost his 1,650 ha farming business. He'll cover all the steps from start to finish.
Booking ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/inte…
ALT Integrating Trees Network: Walking & Talking Trees with Johnnie Balfour, Balbirnie Home Farms, Fife. Wed 31st July 1-4pm
We are delighted to announce that our Better Forestry Conference report is now available for download: forestpolicygroup.org/better…
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Following on from @Nick_Kempe 's recent post, @andywightman has some very pertinent points to add to the discussion.
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This decision raises very salient issues on wider concerns around land use & ownership.
How do we do #betterforestry when even leading forestry organisations cannot apparently maintain a long term stake in ownership and the demonstration of effective stewardship?
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Our members, @SoilAssociation are going to be at Go Falkland on Wendesday 17 and Thursday 18 July. falklandestate.co.uk/go-falk…
🧵1/2 Two important reports on LAND USE IN THE GLENKENS have been published, funded by @NatureScot and @SoSEnterprise. Hear about it here ⬇️ Link to reports in next thread.
🧵2/2 Both reports - The Feasibility Study into the creation of a Land Use Forum in the Glenkens & Participatory Monitoring of Land Use in the Glenkens - can be found here: glenkens.scot/land-use