Alexander Pirie

SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT | Join us this coming March for an on #farm meeting, discussing #water management, ditching, draining, #funding and how to keep on the right side of compliance rules with @ScottishEPA and more!

THRILL OF THE HILL | In the latest episode of the @FASScot podcast, we sit down with James Orr to discuss counting #carbon in the #uplands and the practical actions #farmers and #crofters can take cut emissions and lower carbon footprints. Listen here: bit.ly/49P1hTo

NET ZERO ARRAN | Thank you @auchrannie for a brilliant night with our #climate change benchmarking group for @FASScot. John, Colin and David won best #herds and #flock performance, with their respective lowest #carbon footprints - well done all!

NET ZERO ARRAN | Ending #Scottish #Climate Week on a high with the latest benchmarking results for the @FASScot group, Net Zero #Arran. A great performance by a wonderful group of #farmers. With time and support #agriculture can address climate change

THRILL OF THE HILL | The latest episode of the @FASScot podcast is out now! @CaraCam22 and I talk #livestock #nutrition planning, energy, protein and minerals to support #cattle and #sheep on the #hill. Listen here: bit.ly/4gd88cp

NET ZERO ARRAN | Great afternoon with the @FASScot supported group, joined by @FarmWaterScot and the @AyrshireRT. Up for discussion, #water scarcity, #salmon, #trout and enhancing waterways while protecting valuable #farmland

THRILL OF THE HILL | The latest episode of the @FASScot podcast is available now! We discuss the northern brown argus #butterfly and the actions #farmers and #crofters can take to support this underappreciated #species. Listen here: bit.ly/4lJKaXZ

GAME FAIR | Day 2 of the #Scottish Game Fair with @FASScot. More #crofters and small #farmers than expected. Also touched base with the Common Ground Forum, promoting collaboration for #deer control and action for #nature, one for the podcast for sure!

GAME FAIR | Day 1 of the #Scottish Game Fair with @FASScot. #Salmon, #pheasants, #deer and FFIS as #farmers on the stand overwhelmingly back action for #nature and #livestock efficiency through the new grant scheme

GRASSLAND ROADSHOW | Thanks to the Campbell family and everyone else who attended the first meeting in the #grassland roadshow for @FASScot. Great farm, great weather, great discussion and some hard hitting messages on #soil management and #multispecies #swards

THRILL OF THE HILL | The latest episode of the podcast is available now! I sit down with Ian Davidson OBE from @S_L_M_Service to discuss finding the next generation of Scotland's #farmers and #crofters. Click here: bit.ly/4j1cTFE

GRASSLAND ROADSHOW | FAS is back in #Ayrshire with @ConsultingSAC, @GerminalUKAgri and others to discuss #cattle #grazing and #silage management, #seed selection and weed control on #farm this coming May. Book on here: bit.ly/42nhE62

BEAVER DAY | This International Beaver Day, listen to the conversations we've had over the years on #beaver management, mitigation and the ecological benefits brought by these important keystone species Part 1 here: bit.ly/40spfOb Part 2 here: bit.ly/3XB1Xr1

MSC | Second semester well underway and using data from Net Zero #Arran for the stats module. Turns out, thankfully, the reduction in #farm #emissions since the launch and benchmarking with @agrecalc is statistically significant, null hypothesis rejected!

FAS CONNECT | Great time this week with the #Kintyre #Dairy Group to discuss #regenerative #agriculture and building a comprehensive action plan, covering #soil #carbon, #water and #biodiversity enhancement. Thanks @CaraCam22 for the invite!

WORKING FOR WADERS | The @ForWaders series of #wader management meetings got off the ground today at Lukeston #farm. Thanks @Gallowaygrouse and the Graham family for hosting. Great discussions on #regenerative #farming, #grazing and the role of predator control

THRILL OF THE HILL | The latest episode of the podcast is available now! I sit down with Anona Gow to discuss how we raise the profile of #venison in #Scotland. We cover #nutrition, #cooking, perceptions and her new book The Venison #Kitchen. Click here: bit.ly/4hWGYGM

WORKING FOR WADERS | With the return of the Agri-Environment #Climate Scheme, join @ConsultingSAC and @ForWaders for a meeting at Lukeston #farm this March. We'll be talking #habitat creation, #grassland management and predator control. Click here: bit.ly/3QjWujt

TIME FOR A MEETING | Join @ConsultingSAC, @TheAHDB, @FarmstrongScot and @totallyewesome at Fenwick this March for a workshop on #time management and personal #resilience in #farming. Looking forward to it Michael! Link here: bit.ly/3PU9BYz

NATURE WINS | Our @first_milk #regenerative #agriculture bird boxes have survived the storm. Along with the bug boxes they should go some way to building a more #nature rich, #sustainable #farm. Up next, hedgehog boxes...