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Performance Targets for Small Herds

Benchmarking is as an important tool for small herds as it is for larger herds. However, due to mathematics – many of the standard industry targets don’t really make sense…

Navigation of Rural Payments and Services

17 August 2022

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The Rural Payments and Services site can be used for many functions and there is a lot of useful information stored on this site. However, if you don’t use the…

Maintaining Your Business Details on Rural Payments & Services

17 August 2022

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When was the last time you checked your business details were correct on the Rural Payments and Services site? The information held on Rural Payments is important so that the…

Improve Your Farm Finances In 30 Minutes

27 May 2022

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In this webinar Sascha Grierson from SAC discusses how three farmers found over £2000 each by reviewing their farming finances. She also demonstrates how to use a free online tool…

Selling Your Own Produce – Birchwood Croft

Beth Rose from Birchwood Croft takes us through her journey of selling her own produce from buying their land, how they started selling online and what the challenges have been.…

Health Is Your Wealth

27 December 2021

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https://youtu.be/rBoYsFnuLHE

Grow Local, Sell Local

26 December 2021

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https://youtu.be/vMnTxR3ERZg

Co-Operation and Collaboration

20 December 2021

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Food & Drink specialist consultant Kerry Hammond facilitates an hour with some of Scotland ( & Ireland’s) most enthusiastic collaborators. Featuring Anna Robertson the Co-Op and training manager at SAOS,…

Farm Vending guide

Farm vending is an excellent way to sell fresh farm or croft produce direct to consumers. Farm vending is revolutionising the traditional farm shop experience and is very convenient for…

A New Start to Agriculture: Tips on Record Keeping

In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Agricultural Consultant Hazel Laughton takes you through…



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