Local Food and Drink, Short Supply Chains, and New Food Product Development

We just want to clarify that the AECS Capital, Sustainable Agriculture Grant Scheme (SACGS) and PSF Carbon Audit/Soil Analysis claim deadlines are the 28th February 2023. If you have AECS Capital Items the work for these must be completed by December 31st 2022. In this fortnight’s edition we get the latest news from Tiffany MacTaggart, who is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural sector, I (Kerry Hammond) bring you the latest useful resources and events from the Farm Advisory Service, and I talk to Alistair Trail a Principal Food & Enterprise Consultant about his work with Food & Drink businesses, and how some farmers are adding value by making food products.   00:00:00 Intro 00:27:589 Rural Roundup 16:07:582 Advertising Segment 18:18:236 What’s on Your Desk 26:40:055 Outro  Related FAS ResourcesSheep Nutrition Workshop - Borders | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)Crofter’s Fuel Poverty – Improving the Existing Housing Stock | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)FAS TV | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory ServiceOther Related ResourcesScottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (Mainland and Islands) (ruralpayments.org) Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) (ruralpayments.org) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (ruralpayments.org) Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS) (ruralpayments.org) Food and drink TechHUB | HIEFood & Enterprise | SRUChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair-trail-0a498211/ For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Twitter: @FASScot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]