Now in its third year, Arable Scotland aims to bring together the key players in food production from farmers to distillers and exporters to demonstrate and discuss key industry issues such as innovative and sustainable farming.

Following the success of the inaugural event, this year’s Arable Scotland is happening online and will major on alternative crops and new markets.

The programme for the day is as follows:

• 11:00 am: Opening and welcome video – highlighting the latest research and featuring input from Hutton, SRUC, AHDB, SEFARI and the Farm Advisory Service.
• 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Arable Conversations: Markets and Current Drivers – led by Chris Leslie (AHDB).
• 1:00 – 2:00 pm: Arable Conversations: Integrated Pest Management – Deriving the Benefits – led by Fiona Burnett (SRUC).
• 4:00 – 5:00 pm: Arable Conversations: Sustainable Rotations Integrating Cover Crops with Cash Crops – led by Tracy Valentine (James Hutton Institute).
• 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Arable Conversations: Net-Zero – Making Carbon Pay – led by Ken Loades (SEFARI).

In between each session attendees will have the luxury to network and visit exhibitor booths.