Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert discuss the recent extreme weather events and the opportunities for farmers through PSF (Preparing for Sustainable Farming). We are also joined by Dr Annie Williams to discuss optimum mineral supplementation for cows and sheep.  

FAS Resources 

Mitigating Extreme Rainfall: October 2023 Flooding | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) 

fas.scot/downloads/water-management-on-your-farm-resilience/ 

Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) - An Overview | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) 

Mineral Supplementation for Sheep Webinar - YouTube 

Mineral Supplementation for Cattle Webinar - YouTube 

Cattle Mineral Supplementation | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)

Other Links  

Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) (ruralpayments.org) 

RSABI Launches £100,000 Flooding Fund for Farmers - RSABI 

Fundraiser by John Morrison : Brechin Community Assistance Fund (gofundme.com) 

Guide to Natural Flood Management (farmingandwaterscotland.org) 

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