2020 Publications
Kim Walker – Personal resilience (podcast)
The Farm Advisory Service has run a number of meetings on Personal Resilience with Kim Walker over the last few months, and we spoke to her about what it means…
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Video case study from tea business owner on mentoring new entrants to the market
See the latest FAS case study video, featuring Beverly Wainwright, Owner of The Scottish Tea Factory. In the video, Beverly describes her experience of mentoring new entrants to the Scottish…
Read More >Beef Efficiency Scheme – Genomics ft Eileen Wall
In this podcast, Eileen Wall, Head of Research at SRUC, provides an overview of the genomics work she is involved in – looking at genetics data and tissue samples recorded…
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Storminess in a changing climate (Video)
Environmental Consultant, Iain Boyd, gives us some top tips on how we can become more resilient to stormy weather in a changing climate. Links to the websites…
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AgriBusiness News March 2020
Read the March edition of AgriBusiness News here.
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Employing People (advertorial)
In the Scottish Farmer published, 7th March 2020, we published the advertorial below to promote the issue of how farmers and crofters need to better understand the rules around employing…
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Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Dawn Destor-Mackinnon
Find out how Dawn built up her contract shepherding business here
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Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Jane Isaacson
From being brought up on a croft raising pedigree welsh black cattle to milking her Highlanders for ice cream – read about Jane Isaacson’s journey in agriculture here
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Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Helen McColm
Find out what it took to stop Helen describing herself as ‘just’ a farmer’s wife…
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Alternative bedding podcast: Compost by-products
In this episode of our podcast, Beef Consultant Sarah Balfour discusses the merits of various alternative bedding products. In this episode she visits Keenan Recycling in Aberdeenshire to discuss the…
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