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Getting Started in Crofting as a New Entrant – Case Study featuring Ian Angus MacLeod

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Third generation crofter Ian Angus Macleod started crofting in his own right after inheriting a 4.5 ha land locked croft from a neighbour on the Isle of Harris. Here he shares his experience of crofting with 50 ewes, applying for grants and schemes, and top tips for new entrants.

Related FAS Materials
https://www.fas.scot/rural-business/new-entrants/inspirational-stories/inspirational-stories-4/

https://www.fas.scot/downloads/introduction-to-crofting/ https://www.fas.scot/downloads/introduction-crofting-gaelic-version/

https://www.fas.scot/downloads/registering-croft-small-holding-cattle-sheep/

https://www.fas.scot/rural-business/crofts-small-farms/

 

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