UK farmers are battling endless rain— with many crops not yet planted. This isn't just about wet fields; it's a threat to our entire food system because of our changing climate. Farmers need Defra UK help to adapt and to farm in a climate of change🌧️🌞
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Sunset over Loch Lomond. High pressure building. Here comes the sun 🌞 (tomorrow) ⁦Met Office⁩ ⁦Love Loch Lomond⁩ ⁦BBC Weather Watchers⁩

The deadline is looming for agritourism businesses across Scotland to mark a spot on the #GoRural Map.
To put your agritourism business on the map, you must become a Scottish Agritourism member before 15/04/24

Watch for more 🎬 Argaty Red Kites Fiona Scott Balfour Stewart

One to remember for later in the year

That’s a better evening after sleet and rain and cold and wind. Long may it last! ⁦BBC Weather⁩ ⁦Met Office - Scotland⁩ ⁦Love Loch Lomond⁩

Farming Twitter. We're struggling to find pictures of agroforestry & silvopasture to go with articles. Please - any farmers with good pics of their system - would you let us use them? Credit will always be given!
Howemill Pasture For Life Nature Friendly Farming Network Sustainable Food Trust Soil Association

Us too. Over breakfast. So funny.

BRYCE VS OATLY

“Why doesn’t dairy put climate numbers on their bottle” said an advert online.

‘Oatly’ were hosting an ‘ask me anything’ event on Reddit, all about why they had their co2 figures on bottles, but big dairy didn’t.
They wanted a ‘BIG DAIRY CEO’ to co-host it with…

Today is a special day as more than 2,500 copies of Shona the Vet are distributed to every Primary School in Scotland!
FVS, in partnership with Foggie Toddle Books, is working towards inspiring the next generations of Scottish Vets with the fascinating story of Shona The Vet.

Sorry for updating the post re our feis availability I used the Feis logo to share with you all it was Feis availability and I’ve had a message from the committee asking me to remove it 😇

So here’s my pic give us a shout as we have three rooms for four nights over “Feis” 🥃

📢 #ScottishAgritourism members, supporters, collaborators, friends. Join us in showcasing our amazing network this International Women's Day 2024 #InspireInclusion #IWD2024 Scottish Government Scot Gov Rural Crofting Commission VisitScotland NFU Scotland HIE South of Scotland Enterprise Scottish Enterprise

Outgoing National Farmers' Union President minette batters has been busy this evening ahead of the start of #NFU24 pre-recording interviews with media outlets.

See what she has to say on BBC News (UK) BBC Breakfast & Sky News tomorrow morning.

NFU Press Team National Farmers' Union #BackBritishFarming

Two superb stories from family businesses at #nfus2024 Farmlay eggs and John Gilmour Butchers. A lot of common sense and political good sense - each speaker needed 1 full hour + questions. In depth next time please ⁦NFU Scotland⁩ ⁦John Davidson⁩

Useful CPD and Portnellan Farm’s special vets of the future ⁦University of Glasgow⁩ Farm Animal Vet Students conference - students from across the country - interested in farming and all bright and engaged. #safehands ⁦NFU Scotland⁩ ⁦FutureVetsScotland⁩

⚠❗️WE NEED YOU!❗️⚠️

Future Vets Scotland is reaching out to anyone who works with animals and is willing to provide work experience for school aged kids.

🔸Work experience is a key component for getting to understand the job that young people aspire to fulfil one day.

With torrential rain and destructive winds #StormIsha and #StormJocelyn left us with another wet grey morning with visibility <4. So we’re really enjoying these cheerful cumulus tinged with the setting sun ⁦Cloud Appreciation Society⁩ ⁦Met Office⁩ ⁦Love Loch Lomond⁩

Welcome

So as #StormIsha departs and #StormJocelyn races in one of my wee hand fed robins departs for shelter. Hope he dries off okay - miserable evening for us all ⁦Nature Friendly Farming Network⁩ ⁦NFU Scotland⁩ ⁦Met Office⁩

Come along on 21st February to Turcan Connell & WinAg Networking Lunch - great chance to hear from some inspiring women, meet new people and catch up with some old friends - sign up here:

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🤫 it’s free!

It’s a cold and frosty morning over #LochLomond . Ambient air temp -4.2 degrees C in the Stevenson’s screen. Last time we were that cold was 2010/2011. But a luminous glow over the mountains lifts the spirits. ⁦Met Office⁩ ⁦⁦Met OfficeScot⁩ BBC Weather⁩