About us
Farming for a Better Climate (FFBC) provides practical support to benefit the farm and help reduce our impact on the climate. Taking action as a sector, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to a changing climate, will secure farm viability for future generations.
FFBC is run by SRUC on behalf of the Scottish Government. We combine ideas trialled by our volunteer Climate Change Focus Farms and information from up-to-the-minute scientific research. We offer practical advice to help you choose the most relevant measures to improve both your farm performance and resilience to future climate change effects.
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Press Articles - Farming For a Better Climate
Farming Scotland Magazine
Click here to read the Farming For a Better Climate latest articles.
We have a regular column in the Farming Scotland Magazine which is available to from newsagents, livestock marts and supermarkets.
General Farming Press Publications
- Time to Covet Cover Crops (Sept 2020)
- Soil Discussion Group Drives Sustainable Change (May 2020)
- Hydrogen Fuelled Tractor Enthusiasm Grows on Aberdeenshire Farm (April 2020)
In our monthly podcast we'll hear from guest speakers, ranging from experienced farmers and leading industry experts - all of whom have experience and knowledge of how to adapt to a changing climate.
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Farming For a Better Climate Newsletters
The Farming for a Better Climate newsletter keeps you up to date with some of the tips and ideas shared shared with the farmer groups and via Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) to help you to help you improve farm efficiency and profitability and reduce your farm carbon footprint.
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Winter 2021-22
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Summer 2021
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Winter 2020-21
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Summer 2020
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Winter 2019-20
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Summer 2019 (3.34 MB, PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Winter 2018-19 (4 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Summer 2018 ( 5.73 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter December 2017 (4.84 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter June 2017 (4.03 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter December 2016 (1.46 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter June 2016 (3.53 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter December 2015 (4.43 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter June 2015 (4.19 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Dec 2014 (463.99 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter June 2014 (878.97 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Dec 2013 (961.77 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter June 2013 (1.02 MB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Dec 2012 (781.25 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter April 2012 (991.61 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Oct 2011 (793.47 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter May 2011 (582 KB PDF)
- Farming For a Better Climate Newsletter Dec 2010 (595.68 KB PDF)
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The Changing Climate, Changing Food project has been funded by the University Innovation Fund by the Scottish Funding Council.
In the Changing Climate, Changing Food podcast the changes that people are making to their diets is looked at from the perspective of Scottish agriculture. The series will look at where emissions come from on farms, how farmers have reacted to the increased scrutiny in the media, The role farms can play in mitigation and how food policy and food systems play an important role in achieving net zero. These topics and more are explored through discussions with farmers, researchers, consumers and industry professionals.