Join us for an informative and engaging day all about how trees can benefit your farming business now and in the future. You’ll first hear from Davy McCracken, SRUC who will share his practical experience on how trees have an important part to play in the future of our farms before we hold an open discussion where you can share and hear from others about how trees feature in their plans for building a resilient agricultural business into the future. In the afternoon the Barbour family will introduce us to their family farm, Mains of Fincastle, a 540 Ha organic beef and sheep hill farm in Perthshire. We’ll hear about why and how they have successfully planted trees as part of their farm business, as well as the process and challenges they have faced. You will see how their trees are providing multiple benefits including shelter, shade, increased productivity, reduced costs, biodiversity gain, an income stream and carbon capture. They will also share their plans for future integration of trees on the farm, building further resilience into their farming system. You will also hear from a Scottish Forestry speaker who will join us to answer your questions on funding and the first steps to woodland creation.
Book your free place here. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Find out about the Network, its hosts and useful info here.