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Sheep Identification & Record Keeping for Sheep Stock Clubs and Common Graziers (Skye) – Event Summary
Slips up with tagging and record keeping are a common cause for cross compliance penalities. This course allowed Sheep Stock Clubs and graziers who use common grazings to refresh and…
Read More >New Entrants Gathering 2018 – It’s nae whit ye hae but whit ye dae wi whit ye hae
The New Entrants to Farming Programme held its 5th Gathering, on the 27th February at Perth Race Course. The agenda was built to inform and inspire the participants on a…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management Workshop – Event Summary
Introduction Delegates attended the 6th FAS New Entrant Programme workshop held on 21st February at Radstone Hotel. The group were joined by Poppy Frater from SAC Consulting and Peter Addie…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Adding Value to Your Produce – Event Summary
The North East and Forfar New Entrants to Farming groups joined together to discuss adding value to their farm produce. Guest speaker and food marketing ‘guru’, Kerry Allison, from SAC…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Benefits of Benchmarking (Borders) – Event Summary
New entrants to farming in the Borders recently attended a workshop on the benefits of benchmarking their farm business performance. AHDB’s Benchmarking Manager Doreen Anderson led the workshop and explained…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Record Keeping (Argyll) Event Summary
Livestock records can be a complicated and daunting aspect of running a farming business to get your head round but it’s a majorly important one for various reasons. Livestock identification…
Read More >Adding Value to Farm Produce – Event Summary
This two day introductory workshop on ‘Adding Value to Farm Produce’ was the first of its type within the Farm Advisory Service New Entrants to Farming Programme; taking a small…
Read More >Islay Business Discussion Group – Land Registry Event Summary
This Islay Business Discussion Group meeting was attended by 13 farmers & crofters. Unfortunately a ferry mix-up by the guest speakers meant they arrived late. While waiting the group discussed…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: The Importance of the Vet Lab & Disease Surveillance (Morayshire) Event Summary
New Entrants to Farming from Morayshire recently attended an informative, hands on workshop on the importance of the vet labs and disease surveillance at the SAC Veterinary Services Centre at…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Contract & Share Farming – An Introduction (Inverness) Event Summary
The availability of land is often seen as the most common barrier against entry into the agricultural industry. However direct or total ownership is not necessarily the best way to…
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