Tag Archives: agriculture

International Youth Day – transforming food systems

Posted on August 12, 2021 by NatureScot

This International Youth Day, Kirsten Brewster, previously one of our agricultural advisors and member of our Young Employee Network, talks about the theme of transforming food systems, and how young people can learn more about Scotland’s food system and get … Continue reading →

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Farmers working to save Scotland’s corn buntings

Posted on September 16, 2020 by NatureScot

This week, NatureScot’s Helen Taylor tells us about the work going on protect one of Scotland’s best-known farmland birds – the corn bunting. Farmers do an important job making sure we are all fed – but they also have an … Continue reading →

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Agroecology: in farmers’ words

Posted on April 11, 2018 by NatureScot

SNH, with other agencies in the Land Use Policy Group (LUPG)*, has published a report on farmers’ experiences of transition to agroecological approaches. The Organic Research Centre undertook the work with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Here, we describe … Continue reading →

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