Farming & Water Scotland

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  • Helping farmers to reduce diffuse pollution risks and benefit their farming business.
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  • 17: Integrated Pest Management and the Voluntary Initiative

    17: Integrated Pest Management and the Voluntary Initiative
    Mar 24 2025
    Image copyright Craig Stephen
    How can you improve pesticide management on farm? In this podcast we chat with Neal Evans, Operational Director from The Voluntary Initiative and David Bell, farmer and chairperson of The Voluntary Initiative. Throughout the podcast we discuss the management of pesticides, integrated pest management and options open to farmers.

    Supporting material
    Voluntary Initiative https://voluntaryinitiative.org.uk/

    Integrated Pest Management https://voluntaryinitiative.org.uk/schemes/integrated-pest-management/

    NRoSO The National Register or Sprayer Operators https://voluntaryinitiative.org.uk/schemes/nroso/

    IPM Assessment Plan https://www.planthealthcentre.scot/scottish-ipm-assessment-plan

    PEPFAA Code https://www.farmingandwaterscotland.org/resource-category/pesticides/

    Pesticide Management https://www.fas.scot/environment/water-management/pesticide-management/

    Think Water https://voluntaryinitiative.org.uk/schemes/stewardship/think-water/

    National Sprayer Testing scheme https://www.nsts.org.uk/

    Farming and Water Scotland website https://www.farmingandwaterscotland.org/

    Plant Health for Scotland https://www.planthealthcentre.scot/

    BeeConnected https://beeconnected.org.uk/
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    39 mins
  • 16: Riverbank Stabilisation - what do you need to do

    16: Riverbank Stabilisation - what do you need to do
    Mar 4 2025
    Riverbank stabilisation features can been a key solution to protecting riverbanks and safeguarding key agricultural land. In this podcast episode we chat with Helen Reid, Senior Hydromorphologist from SEPA and Alex Pirie from SAC Consulting about schemes throughout Scotland, the practical and technical elements land managers need to know before approaching a project and potential funding paths that are currently open.

    Supporting material

    • AECS capital option Restoring (Protecting) River Banks
    • SEPA design guide https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/219450/bank_protection_guidance.pdf
    • Videos showing the sites after installation Sustainable riverbank protection | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
    • Farming and Water Scotland Natural Flood Management page https://www.farmingandwaterscotland.org/managing-water/natural-flood-management/
    • Wild Trout Trust flume video showing different types of bank protection Rebalancing bank erosion rates
    • Farm Advisory Service - Water Management https://www.fas.scot/environment/water-management/
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    36 mins
  • 15: Organic matter - why is it important?

    15: Organic matter - why is it important?
    Jan 29 2025
    Image © Craig Stephen

    Organic matter, why is it important, what benefits does it bring to the soil? In this podcast we discuss organic matter, from what it is, to the benefits that can be gained from improving the quantity in your soil. With Zack Reilly from Scottish Agronomy and Wull Dryburgh from SEPA the podcast discusses the technical break down of soil to the interaction with land managers who have spent years dedicated to improving their soil.

    The conversation then turns to soil organic carbon and what that actually means, and what land managers need to know.

    Supporting material:
    Soils and nutrients
    Valuing your soils
    PEPFAA Code: Soils
    Farm Advisory Service: Soils
    Scotland's soils
    James Hutton Institute: Soils maps
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    42 mins

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