Advantages of becoming a Society Member:

• Membership of one of Scotland’s largest and most successful Grassland Societies
• Contact with fellow farmers having similar grassland enterprises
• Forum for discussion of problems, queries, new ideas and techniques
• Farm walks on good grassland farms ‘to see how others do it’
• Winter evening meetings to which some of UK’s leading grassland specialists are invited to speak
• Free circulation of “Grass Farmer”, the British Grassland Society’s quarterly publication, with topical items and recent research findings
• Free issues of ‘Greensward’, the Society’s own annual journal, with topical articles, competition results and local Society items
• Circulation of ‘Grass News’, the Society’s own Newsletter with comments on the local grassland scene
• Entry to the Society’s Silage, Environmental and Ideas Competitions
• Affiliation to the British Grassland Society (BGS) and eligibility to attend their meetings at a reduced cost
• Travel grants to national and international grassland events
• Strong tradition of advice and help given informally on grassland matters
• Close links with the Scottish Rural  Agricultural College (SRUC), and with commercial organisations connected with grassland
• Annual subscription £20 only (tax deductible). Half-price (£10.00) membership available for students and young farmers.                                                                                                           Standing Order Form SWSGSNewstandingorderForm