SAC Consulting South East

14/10/2026

We would like to wish our friend Doreen Hedley the best of luck for the "Mart Cafe of the Year" awards on 15th October. Doreen runs the cafe at Harrison & Hetherington in Newtown St Boswells and provides all the catering for our farming events in the Borders - we'd be lost without her! Good Luck Doreen & her Team 🍀

30/09/2026

🏆 Great news for SAC Consulting & Scotland's Farm Advisory Service - FAS on Monday night, winning the Greener Gateway Community Award for Biodiversity 🏆

The Borders Biodiversity Group is organised and run by David Brown based in the St Boswells SAC Consulting office. This is a small group of like-minded Borders & Lothians farmers who meet regularly to share ideas and improve biodiversity on their farms.

www.scotborders.gov.uk/news/article/5029/greener-gateway-community-awards-2026

30/09/2026

🎥 New episode of FAS TV is out now!

🎙️A new episode of Natural Capital is out now!

In this episode we’re joined by Derek Robeson from the Tweed Forum to explore catchment-scale action across the River Tweed and the surrounding landscape and communities.

We dive into some of their work, including Eddleston Water and Destination Tweed, and discuss what it takes to turn ambitious ideas into practical action on the ground.

From natural flood management and working with landowners to understanding economic drivers, we explore how collaboration and place-based approaches can deliver real benefits for people, communities and the environment.

🎧 Listen to the full episode now:
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/de79704c-8e7b-4c22-b689-ace57d9b4f4f/

Tweed Forum
SAC Consulting South East

28/09/2026

Join us at our FAS Grassland Roadshow Tuesday 6th October at Over Howden Farm. Book your place here https://www.fas.scot/events/event/borders-grassland-roadshow-grassland-management/

24/09/2026

The Borders FAS Connect Conservation Group visited the lovely Perthshire countryside on Tuesday this week - A great day at two very different farms, both making great contributions to the Scottish environment & biodiversity. Scotland's Farm Advisory Service - FAS

17/09/2026

https://youtu.be/FHnkYddlqos?si=zuFivInUsJRCQDQz
🍁The JUSTLANZ project recognises farmers perspectives & requirements for land may not match national priorities. The vision of the project is to identify socially just pathways for transforming UK farming-food systems. Part of the project is based in the Lauderdale Hills area of the Scottish Borders. You can find out more information here. https://lunzhub.com/
The poetry film has been created to support the project - enjoy.🍁

16/09/2026

🌱A timely reminder to start thinking about sampling your soil ready for 2028 Whole Farm Plan requirements 🌱

Soil sampling is key to getting best value from fertilisers, whether that’s bought in or produced on farm. The Field Sheets included in the back of the Valuing Your Soils Brochure gives a good ‘how to’ guide if you need a refresher. You can download a copy at

https://www.farmingandwaterscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Valuing-Your-Soils.pdf

16/09/2026

🌳Scottish National Hedgelaying Competition is back for 2026🌳
Being held again at Furlongs Farm, Ancrum TD8 6UY on SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER. Contact Jamie Scott on 01835 830228, [email protected] for details and entry forms

11/09/2026

Should be an interesting day for people with a livestock/conservation grazing focus
This Industry Open Day will consist of a series of stopping points around our research farms, where attendees will hear from SRUC, SAC Consulting and Moredun Research Institute colleagues about the following range of issues of importance to hill farmers and crofters:
• assessing the welfare of livestock when out on the hill;
• innovations in sheep and lamb tracking technologies;
• the outlook for the beef industry and the potential use of UHF tags;
• assessing feed efficiency and methane emissions of individuals in a flock;
• the role that AI and sensors can play in assessing biodiversity;
• parasite and disease challenges and solutions.

Join us for our Open Day to learn about problems that farmers and crofters are currently facing and how technology is helping solve them.