SAOS 3: Climate-friendly can be profit-friendly

Climate-friendly farming can be a more efficient and profitable way to run your business. That's the key message of episode 3 of our series with agri-coop umbrella business SAOS. Anna hears about tools, methods, and processes you can implement on your farm to help Scotland meet its 2045 carbon 'net zero' target.

Guests:

Mark Clark - SAOS chairman and managing director of Grampian Growers Ltd.
Andrew Moir - contract farmer, chairman Scottish Quality Crops, who also heads up the Climate Change Group for Arable and Horticulture
Rory Christie - dairy farmer, SAOS director and chairman of Milk Supply Assoc.

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Meet OnFARM sponsors SkyeSkyns

SkyeSkyns is a traditional tannery, and luxury sheepskins and home accessories business on the Isle of Skye. The company are looking for crofters, breeders and farmers who breed native, rare, or heritage breed sheep, to supply skins for their tannery. This will mean they can hand-craft fully traceable sheep skins, and support producers by putting value back in to the sheep farming process. Find out more about joining the SkyeSkyns supplier network:

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