Seminars

Seminar room one – Biodiversity and Innovation

TIME	EVENT	SPEAKER
9:30AM	Creation Mills’ Journey to fibre processing. More details	Emma Duncan, Creation Mill  Creation Mill
10:30AM	The making of a meadow. More Details	Debby Richardson-Webb, The Lint Mill The Lint Mill
11:30AM	Small Farm Agroecology. More details	Abi Mordin, Propagate & Tara Wight, Land Workers Alliance Propagate
12:30PM	Making Every Drop Count: Protecting and Managing Scotland’s Water Environment – More details	Alex Pirrie, Osla Jamwal-Fraser. FAS
1:30PM	The art and craft of coppicing and why we should do more of it. More details	Jo Edwards, Green Aspirations CIC. Green Aspirations CIC
2:30PM	How the Humane Slaughter Association charity supports smallholders and livestock producers with animal welfare training and advice. More details	Marianne Farish, HSA Humane Slaughter association

Seminar room two – The business of smallholding

TIME	EVENT	VENUE
9:30AM	Succession planning: successful outcomes without the pitfalls. More details	Chris Lindsay, Thorntons Solicitors Thorntons Solicitors
10:30AM	The joy of being an Accidental Smallholder. More details	Rosemary and Dan Champion, The Accidental Smallholder. The Accidental smallholder
11:30AM	Disease and Policy Update	Dr Amy Jennings APHA
12:30PM	Private Slaughter made simple: a step by step guide for smallholders. More Details	Jenny McKerr, Quality Meat Scotland QMS
1:30PM	Support for small producers. More details	Lucy Filby, South of Scotland Enterprise South of Scotland Enterprise
2:30PM	Grants, Funding, Access to land – A workshop	Scottish Government  Scottish Government

Seminar Room three – Information