Publications
What’s Stopping You – Jen Craig
What’s stopping You? In this podcast Jen Craig farmer @sheepfarmer782, NSA Scotland Chairwoman and NFUS Clydesdale branch Chairwoman tells us about her journey getting involved with Agri-Politics. We discuss her…
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Social Media for Small Scale Producers
SAC Consultant Ashleigh Forster chats to Carianne MacDonald of Ardbhan Highland Cattle, North Uist and crofter Donald Macsween of Air An Lot, Lewis. Carianne and Donald both use social media…
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Managing People – Part 2: Michael Bayne & Bill Smith
The Managing People podcast is part of a toolkit of publications to assist farmers and managers in managing people within their business. In the final episode of the two part…
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Organic Newsletter January
January organic discussion group newsletter. AECS 2021 Upcoming meetings
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Forward Thinking Farmers: John Sinclair
John Sinclair owns and runs Craigies Farm Shop just outside Edinburgh. It’s a family run business with pick your own fruit and veg as well as the shop and café. …
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VLOG – Road to Market
The culmination of a year’s hard work, the sheep sales in the autumn are an exciting time. But they are not the only option for your croft produce. Aoife and…
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VLOG – Tagging and Vaccinating
Autumn tasks include tagging your lambs and vaccinating them against clostridial diseases. Watch Aoife, Jake, and their team of helpers work together to carry this out. Further information: Top 10…
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VLOG – First Time On The Quad
A quad bike has become a ubiquitous part of crofting and farming life. However, in the wrong hands can be a danger to yourself and others. Follow along with Aoife…
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VLOG – Crofting Improvements
Taking on a new croft, one of the first jobs will be to assess what the ground is like, what it is capable of, and how to get there. This…
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