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TheScot t i shBeeCompanypr omi sest oi ncr easeBr i t i sh beepopul at i onby20per cent-onej aratat i me TheScot t i s hBeeCompany, af ami l yownedbr andt hatpr i desi t s el fonpr oduci nguni quel yflavour f ulhoneyet hi cal l yands us t ai nabl y, hasr enewedi t spl edget oi ncr eas et hel ocalbeepopul at i onby 20per centovert henextt hr eeyear s , andt or ai s eawar enes sofwhatt heBr i t i s hpubl i ccandot o hel ppol l i nat or s . Cof ounder , I ai nMi l l ar , r enewedt hepl edgedur i ngapaneldi s cus s i onatt he2021Br odi esFoodand Dr i nkConf er ence, whi chwasf ocus edont hei mpor t anceofs us t ai nabi l i t yi nt hef oodi ndus t r y, why pol l i nat or sar ecr i t i calt odai l yl i f e, andadvi cef orbus i nes s eskeent opur s uemor es us t ai nabl e goal s . “ I ’ m of t enas kedwhywef oundedTheScot t i s hBeeCompany, andwhywe’ r es opas s i onat eabout beesandot herpol l i nat or s . Ir es pondwi t hmyownques t i ons . Di dyouhaveacupofcoffeet hi s mor ni ng, orgr abanappl ef oras nack?I fs o, youcant hankpol l i nat i ngi ns ect s , whi char er es pons i bl ef orr oughl yonet hi r doft hef oodst hatweeat , ”expl ai nsI ai n. “ Theyar eal s obehi ndmos twi l dflower st hatyouhaveeveradmi r ed, wi t h80per centofEur ope’ s wi l dflower sbei ngi ns ectpol l i nat ed. Acont i nui ngdecl i nei npol l i nat or swoul dhaveanenor mous i mpactonbi odi ver s i t y, andul t i mat el yourdayt odayl i f e. Thati swhatl edt ot hef oundi ngofour bus i nes s , andourcommi t mentt obol s t er i ngpol l i nat orpopul at i ons . ” Sof ar , TheScot t i s hBeeCompanyhasi ncr eas edt hebeepopul at i oni nScot l andby23mi l l i on, wor ki ngi ncol l abor at i onwi t har t i s anbeef ar mer s . Theyhaveal s os t ar t edScot l and' sfir s tbeef ar mi ngappr ent i ces hi pandachar i t y, RePol l i nat e, whi chai mst obui l dwi l dflowers pacesf orhoneybees andot herpol l i nat or s , andpr ovi deeducat i onandawar enes spr ogr ammes . “ Educat i onandi ncr eas i ngawar enes si sas i gni ficantf ocusatt hemoment , ”s aysI ai n. “ Oneofour mi s s i onsi st os houtasmuchaswecanaboutt hequal i t i esofScot t i s hhoney. Mor edemandand pr oduct i onofhoneymeanswecanpourevenmor ei nves t mentbacki nt ot hewor kt hatwe’ r edoi ng t os uppor tpol l i nat or s , whet hert hat ’ st hr oughbr eedi ngorhel pi ngbeekeeper sdeal wi t ht hechal l engesandunpr edi ct abi l i t yoft hei rownbus i nes s es . “ Scot t i s hheat herhoneyi supt her ewi t hManukaasf arasi t sheal t hat t r i but esgo, buti tdoes n’ t havet hes amepr ofil eyet . Wehavedones omei ni t i al wor kwi t hr es ear cher sf r om Fer aSci enceLi mi t ed, whi chr eveal edt hatheat herhoneycont ai nss i gni ficant l yhi gherl evel soft hees s ent i almi cr onut r i ent , manganes e, t hanot herhoneys . Wewi l lcont i nuet oi nves ti nt hats ci ent i ficr es ear ch, ast he r es ul t swi l lhel pust el lani mpor t ants t or yar oundhow Scot t i s hhoneycanact ual l ycont r i but et o yourwel l bei ng, al ongwi t ht as t i ngr eal l ygood. " TheManukacompani esi nNew Zeal andhavedoneanex cel l entj obovert hepas tt hi r t yyear s , whi chhasbeenofhugeval uet ot hei rbees . Ourdr eam i st os eeBr i t i s hbeesenj oyi ngt hes ame benefit sf r om ani ncr eas ecus t omerdemand, andawar enes sofhow t os uppor thoneybeesi na s us t ai nabl eway. ”
Cof ounder s , I ai nandSuz i eMi l l ar , l aunchedTheScot t i s hBee Companyi n201 7becaus et heywer es addenedatt hedecl i nei n beenumber s . Thei rai m wast oi ncr eas ehi venumber si nScot l and bygi vi nghi vest oar t i s anbeef ar mer sands el l i nghoneyont hei r behal f . Si ncet hen, t hei rhoneypr oduct shavewonmul t i pl eawar ds , i ncl udi ngapl at i num awar datt heLondonI nt er nat i onalHoney Awar ds , andt hei rScot t i s hHeat herHoneyhasbecomet hefir s t everf oodpr oducti nt heUKt obeawar dedt henew Br i t i s h St andar dsI ns t i t ut i on( BSI )Ki t emar kf orFoodAs s ur ance. The Scot t i s hBeeCompanypr oduct sar enow s t ockedi nr et ai l er s acr os st heUK, i ncl udi ngSel f r i dges . Manyoft hei rpl anshadt obeputonhol dduet oCovi d1 9. Now, wi t hr es t r i ct i onseas i ng, t hecoupl ear er enewi ngt hei reffor t s , wi t h af ocuson: -Bui l di ngs pacesf oral lpol l i nat or st ot hr i ve( honeybeesandt hemanyot hers peci esofpol l i nat i ngi ns ect ) , bot hbywor ki ngwi t hot hercompani es /or gani s at i onsandbuyi ngt hei rownl and. -Educat i ngt hepubl i cont heenvi r onment albenefit sofal lt ypesofpol l i nat or s . I ncr eas i ngunder s t andi ngofwhyt heyar ei mpor t ant , andhowwecanal lhel ppr ot ectt hem. -Engagi ngt hegover nmentt ohel pdevel ops t r at egi est opr ot ectt heUK’ swi l dl i f e, andwor ki ng wi t hcommer ci albeef ar mi ngbus i nes s esandt r adeas s oci at i onst oi ncr eas et henumberofbeekeeper s . -Suppor t i ngs ci ent i ficr es ear chi nt ot hepr ot ect i onoft heenvi r onment , t heheal t hpr oper t i esof honey. Cus t omer scanf ur t hers uppor tt hecaus ebybuyi ngaj arofhoneyf r om TheScot t i s hBeeCompany–wi t h1 0pf r om ever yuni ts ol dgoi ngt owar dsRePol l i nat e’ schar i t abl eact i vi t y. Al lf ul l y packagedgi f topt i onscomewi t hapackofwi l dflowers eeds . Ther ear eal s os ever als pons or s hi popt i onsavai l abl e, wi t hpol l i nat or l over sabl et os pons ora queenbee, ahi ve, orabr oodbox. Aper cent ageoft hecos tgoest oRePol l i nat et ohel pt heUK’ s beepopul at i on, andt her eci pi ental s or ecei vesagi f tbox. Thos es pons or i ngahi vear eevenr ecogni s edwi t hapl aquewi t ht hei rnameoni ts peci al l ymadeandat t achedont ot hei rhi ve, al ong wi t hupdat esandphot ost hr oughoutt heyear . Formor ei nf or mat i ononTheScot t i s hBeeCompany, vi s i ts cot t i s hbeecompany. co. uk. Formor e det ai l sont hei rchar i t abl ewor k, vi s i tr epol l i nat e. or g. uk. Rel eas ef r om Sal tandPepperPRLi mi t ed
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Pr oCam cont i nuest r i al sexpansi on Leadi ngagr onomyfir m, Pr oCam, hasf ur t herexpandedi t sUKt r i al snet wor k, wi t ht henumberofher bi ci det r i al si tconduct si ncr eas i ngf r om ni ne t ofif t eenf ort hi ss eas on, andt r ebl i ngovert hel as tt hr eeyear s . Thi scomesont hebackofear l i erenl ar gementi nPr oCam’ sf ungi ci de t es t i ngcapaci t ydur i ng2021 , wheni tes t abl i s hedt wonew f ungi ci det r i al s hubsi nCambr i dges hi r eandDor s ett ocompl ementi t sexi s t i ngmai nr es ear chhubatt heSt ockbr i dgeTechnol ogyCent r e, Cawoodi nYor ks hi r e. “ Thi sexpans i oni nt r i al si si nr es pons et oani ncr eas ednumberofnew cer ealf ungi ci desandher bi ci dest hatar ecur r ent l yi ndevel opmentort hat haver ecent l ybeeni nt r oduced, ”expl ai nsPr oCam t r i al sofficer , Rebecca Tunni cl i ffe. “ Aswel last es t i ngt heefficacyoft hes enew t r eat ment st oi dent i f yt hei ri ndi vi duals t r engt hsandhow t heymi ghtfiti nt opr ogr ammes , weal s oeval uat ehow t heyper f or mi nmi xt ur es , s equencesandatdi ffer entl ocat i ons . Ourher bi ci det r i al spr ogr amme, f ori ns t ance, now s t r et chesf r om Devon t oNor t hYor ks hi r eandf r om Es s ext oWal es . Ourover al lf ungi ci det r i al s pr ogr ammes t r et chesasf arnor t hasAber deen. I nt ot alacr os st heUKwe hadover1 , 000f ungi ci det r i alpl ot sl as tyear . “ Theai m ofal lt hi swor ki st oens ur eouragr onomi s t sar oundt hecount r y ar eequi ppedt oadvi s eonnew t r eat ment sbyt het i met heycomeont o t hemar ket . Far mer sl i ket hei mpar t i al i t ywi t hwhi chwedot hi st es t i ng, ” s headds . Butwhi l er oadt es t i ngnew cr oppr ot ect i onpr oduct si sa cr uci alel ement , Rebeccas ays t hi si sj us tt het i poft hei ceber g ofPr oCam’ si ncr eas edt r i al s f ocus . Whatof t enex ci t es gr ower smor ei st heeffor tt he companyput si nt or es ear chi ng s ol ut i onst of ar mi ng’ swi der Ryegr as st r i al agr onomi cchal l engesand Thenumberofher bi ci det r i al sPr oCam car r i es outhast r ebl edovert hel as tt hr eeyear s oppor t uni t i es , s headds . “ Wi t ht hewi t hdr awalofcer t ai ncr oppr ot ect i onpr oduct s , f orexampl e, we act i vel yl ookf oral t er nat i ves . Eval uat i ngchemi s t r yt or epl acet hel os sof t hei mpor t antmul t i s i t ef ungi ci dechl or ot hal oni li sonear eawe’ vel ooked at . However , wi t haz ol ef ungi ci desnow al s obei ngwi t hdr awn, we’ r eexpl or i ngal t er nat i vest ot hes e–i npar t i cul ars ot hatcer ealgr ower scan cont i nuet ot ackl er us t . Thi si si mpor t antbecaus ewe’ ves eenal l t ooof t enhow qui ckl yvar i et yr us tr es i s t ancecanbr eakdown. ” Al l i edt ot hi s , Rebeccas aysPr oCam eval uat eswi nt erwheatandbar l ey var i et i es . Buti tal s ogoesf ur t her , byas s es s i nghow t heyper f or m overa wi der angeofdr i l l i ngdat es–notonl yi nt er msofyi el dbutal s ohow dr i l l i ngdat eaffect sdi s eas edevel opmentwi t hi nvar i et i esandt het i mei t t akest or eachkeygr owt hs t agesf orf ungi ci des . “ Thi si si mpor t antbecaus evar i et i esar en’ tal waysdr i l l edwhenpl anned, ordr i l l i ngmi ghtbe del ayedt or educegr as sweedsorbar l eyyel l ow dwar fvi r us . Soi t ’ svi t alt o under s t andhowvar i et i esper f or m undert hes eci r cums t ances . Al s o, wi t h r educedcur at i veact i vi t yamongf ungi ci des , knowi nghow t or eacti ff ungi ci des pr ayi ngi nt er val sbecomel engt henedhasbecomei ncr eas i ngl y i mpor t ant . “ I naddi t i ont ot hi s , wi t hgr owi ngi nt er es ti nus i ngbi os t i mul ant sandmi cr onut r i ent st obui l dheal t hi er , mor er es i l i entcr ops , Pr oCam hasa j oi neduppr ogr ammet oeval uat et hes et r eat ment s . Thi ss t ar t sby s cr eeni ngi ngl as s hous epott es t st oi dent i f yt hos egi vi ngt hegr eat es ti mpr ovement s , f orexampl ei nr ootgr owt h, bef or et es t i ngi nfiel dt r i al s . Fi nal l y, wewor kwi t hi nt er es t edgr ower st ot es tt hem onf ar m. “ Si mi l ar l y, asi nt er es ti ncovercr opshasgr own, dr i venbyenvi r onment al i s s uesandt hebenefit st heycanoffer–f r om weeds uppr es s i on, t oi mpr ovi ngs oi lheal t h, t opr ovi di ngpol l enandnect arf orbenefici ali ns ect s and, i ns omecas es , pr ovi di ngf or agef orl i ves t ock–Pr oCam hasal s oembar kedonat es t i ngpr ogr ammef ort hes e.
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“ Wor ki ngwi t hours peci al i s tf or ageandcovercr ops eedsdi vi s i on, Fi el d Opt i ons , weeval uat evar i ouscovercr ops peci esandmi xt ur esf ort hei r s hor tandl onger t er m benefit s , aswel lasl ooki ngatcovercr opmanagement . “ Addi t i onal l y, Fi el dOpt i ons hasi t sowncompr ehens i ve t r i al spr ogr ammeeval uat i ng f or agecr ops . Thes ei ncl udes mul t i yeargr as sandcl over l eys , mai z eandf odderbeet var i et yt r i al s , butal s o eval uat i onss uchasbeet gr az i ngs ys t emsandt he us eofpr i medf odderbeet s eed. RebeccaTunni cl i ffe “ Weal s oconductt r i al sonv Pr oCam’ st r i al sexpans i oni spar t l yt oeval uat e eget abl esandi ni nnovat i ve newcr oppr ot ect i ont r eat ment st hatar ei ndear easi ncl udi ngt ai l or ed vel opment , butt her ei sal s oaf ocusonfindi ng nut r i t i on, ni t r ogenus e s ol ut i onst of ar mi ng’ swi deragr onomi cchal effici encyandadj uvantt es t i ng. l engesandoppor t uni t i es , s aysPr oCam t r i al s Pl us , wer oadt es tupcomi ng officer , RebeccaTunni cl i ff t echnol ogi es , s uchasdi s eas e det ect i ont es t s , t oeval uat e how t heymi ghtbeus edonf ar m. ”
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Far mi ngEner gy Leadi ngi ndependentr enewabl eener gycompanyRESi scel ebr at i ngi t s40t h anni ver sar y. The pr i vat el yownedUKcompanyhasseenexcept i onalgr owt hovert hel as tf ourdecades. Fr om a smal lt eam ofwi ndener gypi oneer si nt he1980s, REShasgr owni nt ot hewor l d’ sl ar ges t i ndependentr enewabl eener gycompanyandempl oysmor et han2, 000peopl eacr oss10 count r i es. Af t erdel i ver i ngi t sfir s twi ndf ar m wi t hani ns t al l ed capaci t yof6MW, REShasgoneont odevel opand cons t r uctmor et han22GW ofr enewabl ecapaci t y. I ncl udi ngSout her nOak, oneoft hel ar ges tbi f aci al s ol arpr oj ect si nt heUS, Bj ör nber getWi ndFar mi n Swedenus i ng60t ur bi nes , eachwi t hgr eat ercapaci t y t hanRES’ fir s twi ndf ar m andMur r aWar r a–t hel ar ges t ons hor ewi ndf ar mi nt heSout her nhemi s pher e. Car ol i neGi l pi n, RESPr oper t yManager , comment ed: “ Overt hel as t40year sr enewabl eener gyhasmoved f r om t hemar gi nst ot hemai ns t r eam andREShasbeen t her eever ys t epoft heway. We’ r enow at r ul ygl obal company, ourvi s i onf oraf ut ur ewher eever yonehas acces st oaffor dabl ez er ocar bonener gyr emai ns s t eadf as t . " RES’ appr oacht odevel opmenti nvol vesbui l di ng s t r ongr el at i ons hi pswi t hal ls t akehol der st he companypr i desi t s el fonget t i ngt oknow t he communi t yt oens ur el ocalpeopl ebenefitf r om t he pr oj ect , whet hert hat ’ st hr oughj obcr eat i on, an i nj ect i onofnew bus i nes si nt ot hel ocaleconomy, or enhanci ngt hel ocali nf r as t r uct ur e. RESal s oknow t he i mpor t anceofbui l di ngs t r ongr el at i ons hi pswi t h l andowner sandf ar mer s . Theyhaveat r ans par ent appr oachandar eput at i onf ort aki ngi nt oaccount l andowner s ’ andf ar mer s ’ needs .
“ COP26i nNovemberi sar emi nderoft hecr i t i calr ol e weal lhavei nhel pi ngt ot ackl eCl i mat eChange. Renewabl eshasakeyr ol et opl ayi ndecar boni s i ngour economyands oci et yandRESwi l lcont i nuet opl ay cent r alr ol ei nt hi ss ect ori nt heyear sahead. ” Thecompanyhaspl ayedapi vot alr ol ei nt hes ucces s ofr enewabl esandhass eeni t sdevel opmentand cons t r uct i onpor t f ol i odoubl ei nt hel as tfiveyear s . Al ongs i dedevel opmentandcons t r uct i on, RESi sa maj orpr ovi derofs uppor ts er vi ces( as s etmanagement andO&M)t ot hegl obalr enewabl esmar ketwor ki ng wi t hs omeoft hel ar ges tr enewabl eas s et sowner sand oper at i ng7 . 5GW ofas s et sacr os swi nd, s ol arand s t or age. RESi sal s oal eaderi nt hedevel opmentofs ol arener gy, wi t hat r ackr ecor dofi ni t i at i ngpr oj ect sf r om s cr at ch. Thei ri nhous ehi ghl ys ki l l eds t affus ecut t i ngedge t ool s , pl uss t at eof t hear tmet eor ol ogi caland mappi ngs t udi est oi dent i f ypot ent i als i t eswi t ht hebes t nat ur alr es our ceands ui t abl egr i dconnect i ons .
I nt heUKREScur r ent l yhasat ot alof23new s ol ar pr oj ect sr angi ngf r om 1 2MW t o1 20MW whi char e bei ngdevel opedus i ngt hel at es tt echnol ogy. The pr oj ect si dent i fiedwi l lus ebi f aci alpanel s , t echnol ogyt hatenabl ess ol arpanel st oabs or bl i ght ont hef r ontandback. I naddi t i ont ot henew pr oj ect s REShasal s os ecur edpl anni ngcons entf or230MW of s ol arcapaci t yi nI r el and. Thi swasbol s t er edmos t r ecent l ybyBal l ymoneen, a1 05MW s ol arf ar ml ocat ed i nCo. Gal way, whi chwasappr ovedi nMar ch. “ Havi ngwor kedwi t hRESt odevel opawi ndf ar m 20 year sago, I washappyt owor kwi t ht hem agai ni n devel opi ngas ol arf ar m. Theykeptmef ul l yi nf or med t hr oughoutt hepr oces s , del i ver edont hei rpr omi s es andI woul dr ecommendRESt oanyonewant i ngt o benefitf r om hos t i ngawi ndors ol arf ar m ont hei r l and. ” J ohnVi ncent , LandowneratFourBur r owsFar m, Cor nwal l
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I thast akenusmany year st odevel opan aut omat edt es tbench t or ecor dt hes ehuge i mpr ovement sus i ng s t at eoft hear tar t i fici al i nt el l i genceandneur al net wor ki ng. Now, wi t hi t offici al l yl aunchedi n Augus t2021wear er ecei vi ngal otofi nt er es t , enqui r i esand or der sf r om oper at or ss eeki ngt or educeemi s s i onsandmeet ESGcommi t ment s . Wi t ht hechal l engesweal lf acet or educeemi s s i onsaspar t ofourj our neyt ot ackl ecl i mat echange, weneedcol l ect i ve ener gyandf ocust oens ur et hatoper at or sadaptt ot hes e new chal l engesandar es uppor t edbyt her egul at or s .The fir s ts t epi st or ai s eawar enes soft hi shugei ndus t r ypr obl em andas kt hatyoual lt akenot eoft hi shugei s s ue. Ours i mpl eadvi cei st oens ur et hatEndUs er s , Regul at or s , andI ns ur er si ns i s tonaval i di ndi vi duall eakt es tcer t i ficat eon bot hvacuum andpr es s ur epor t sf oral lt hebr eat herval ves pur chas ed, i ns t al l edors er vi ced.
Thes eval veshavei mmens eflow capaci t ys oi fnotf unct i oni ngors et cor r ect l ycanl eakhundr edsoft ons ofi nvi s i bl eGWPemi s s i onsal ongwi t h companypr ofit si nt ot heat mos pher e.
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Asar es ul toft hes eandot herf eat ur es , Far mpl an Bus i nes sCl oudus er swi l ls avet i meandgai neas y acces st ot hei rdat ai nor dert omakemor ei nf or med deci s i ons , i naddi t i ont os moot herandconcur r ent col l abor at i onwi t hot hercol l eaguesandkey s t akehol der ss uchasyouraccount ant . Nat ur al l y, al l dat ai skeptf ul l ys ecur ei nt hecl oudf orcompl et e peaceofmi nd. “ Far mpl anBus i nes sCl oudi spar toft henextgener at i on ofaccountandbus i nes st ool sf ort hei ndus t r y, backed byas uppor tt eam wi t hext ens i veexper i enceanddeep knowl edgeoff ar m managementpr oces s es , ”s aysAnne Ci anchi , Pr oj ectManagerf orFar mpl anBus i nes sCl oud. “ Al t houghawi der angeofcl oudaccount i ngs of t war e packagesar eal r eadyont hemar ket , t hemaj or i t yar e notgear edupt odeal wi t hagr i cul t ur als cenar i os–unt i l now. Far mpl anBus i nes sCl oudhasbeencr eat edby agr i cul t ur alexper t s , f ort heagr i cul t ur alcommuni t y, and i sunder pi nnedbyf ami l i art er mi nol ogyt hatmeans s omet hi ngt oyourbus i nes s . ” I naddi t i ont opr ovi di ngt heagr i cul t ur alt ool sFar mpl an’ s cus t omer sr equi r e, t hecl ouds of t war epackagewi l lal s o i ncl udet el ephone, emai landi napps uppor tf r om an out s t andi ngs uppor tt eam, pl ust r ai ni ngf r om our dedi cat edt r ai ni ngdepar t ment , al lbackedbyaweal t h ofknowl edgei naccount sandagr i cul t ur e. “ Weknow f r om cus t omerr evi ewst hatours uppor ti s hi ghl yval ued, ”addsAnne. “ Wear et ot al l ycommi t t edt o cont i nui ngourunr i val l eds er vi ceacr os scl oudand des kt oppr oduct s . ” Far mpl anBus i nes sCl oudpr ovi desyouwi t hr egul at ed accounti nf or mat i ons er vi cesasaPSD2agentofPl ai d Fi nanci alLt d. , anaut hor i s edpaymenti ns t i t ut i on r egul at edbyt heFi nanci alConductAut hor i t yundert he PaymentSer vi cesRegul at i ons201 7( Fi r m Regi s t r at i on Number : 80471 8)f ort hepr ovi s i onofpayments er vi ces , i ncl udi ngaccounti nf or mat i ons er vi ces .
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