2023 Publications
Purchasing Farm Software – What to Consider
Farm software can be a useful tool to help you stay compliant with regulations, to help keep track of inputs and outputs, and when combined with practical knowledge, good data…
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Thrill of the Hill – A Damming Conclusion?
Episode #12 – A Damming Conclusion? Beavers are a keystone species and their presence in Scotland could go a long way to achieving land landscape scale nature restoration that Scottish…
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Buying a Farm as a New Entrant – Case Study Featuring Bruce & Gemma McWilliam
Thinking of buying a farm as a new entrant? Gemma & Bruce McWilliam bought Nether Backieley, Aberchirder in Aberdeenshire in 2019 after viewing 10 other farms and in this short…
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Stock Talk – Rare Breed Survival Trust with Martin Beard
In this podcast we will hear from Martin Beard from the Rare Breed Survival Trust. Martin tells us about what the Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST) does and the importance…
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Rural Roundup Bonus Content: Tina MacPhail & Iain MacMillan, Grinneabhat Community Space
This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had…
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Milk Manager News 2023 – March 2023
Welcome to the March edition of Milk Manager News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. Along with the regular articles on the milk market and…
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Battery Storage – Farm Energy Future Solutions
Developing a battery storage site on your land could bring several benefits to your business. The Farm Advisory Service talked to West Fife farmer Rabbie Brewster about how he has…
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Rural Roundup (8th March)
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find…
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Thrill of the Hill – The Farm Business Survey
Episode #11 – The Farm Business Survey. On the podcast, we take two things more seriously than anything else – hills and thrills. But if there were a third place,…
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