Financial Management Fundamentals Workshops

Looking to get more involved in the day-to-day running of the farm business? Our workshops will help familiarise you with the fundamentals of farm business financial management.

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Women in Agriculture Events

FAS are running a series of Women in Agriculture events across Scotland. We cover a wide range of topics, from resilience to greening changes, soil health to diversification.

Greening Changes 2026

If you are applying for support via the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) then it is mandatory that you comply with the new Greening requirements. Our guidance is here to help you.

Whole Farm Benchmarking Tool

Now updated with 2023-2024 data.

Compare your farm’s economic and physical performance against farms of a similar size and type.

The Farm Management Handbook 2024/25

Updated March ’25 gross margin figures now available for beef, sheep, dairy, arable, crofts and small farms, and organic enterprises.

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FAS Technical Notes

Explore our Technical Notes for a wide range of advice and guidance to help you run your agricultural business.

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What's New

On this week’s FAS TV, we meet the founders of Herd Advance and hear about their Stockman system – a real time precision performance and health monitoring system with integrated remote drafting and selection. We hear from vet Tim Geratghty on how this new tech can reduce stress in cattle handling and ultimately improve cattle health and efficiency and we also hear from farmer Robbie Newlands on his experience of using Stockman and the benefits for his finishing enterprise.

Please Note that FAS TV is taking a break and we will be back with more stories from pumpkin patches to virtual fencing, look out for new episodes in November.

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FAS TV covers a wide range of topics across sectors, as well as regular updates on regulatory and policy changes.

Podcast

Crofting Matters - Covering the Croft and Common

In this episode, Siobhan is joined by Jonathan Hogg, a rural insurance expert from NFU Mutual’s Dingwall branch. Johnny has an agricultural background, works in a crofting area and understands the issues that crofters and grazing committees face with access, theft and weather-related incidents. We remove the ambiguity surrounding the need for Public and Employer’s liability cover, and what to do if the bull can outrun humans.

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FAS TV S5 Episode 15

Please Note that FAS TV is taking a break and we will be back with more stories from pumpkin patches to virtual fencing, look out for new episodes in November.

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FAS TV is a weekly agricultural show which recreates traditional on-farm visits.

Designed for farmers and crofters, each episode delivers technical messages in a digestible format, with real farmers demonstrating advice in practice.