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FAS Case Study: Liz Paul
In this case study video – crofter, Liz Paul, shares her thoughts on becoming a FAS mentor and what it’s like to mentor other new farmers and crofters.…
Common Grazings Development – A Common Approach to Drive Change
Following the successful Farm Advisory Service / Crofting Commission development meetings held across the Isle of Lewis in October, we ran a practical development day for Common Grazings in January…
Focus on Crofts – Dyslexia and Resilience
On this Farm Advisory Podcast, we speak to Sandy Murray a crofter from Strathhalladale, Sutherland who has with his family diversified the crofting business. As a member of the NUFS…
Breacan-Beithe croft – feeding the local community (podcast)
Listen to our latest podcast interview with new crofter, Catherine Mitchell, owner of Breacan-Beithe Croft. In this podcast, Catherine recalls how she got started in crofting and the help she…
Crofting & the Uist Machair (video)
Cultivations will be underway soon on the Uist machair, growing crops and managing the land for high biodiversity. This lovely video explains how and why traditional crops are grown in…
Animal Health Planning for Crofters (advertorial)
In the Scottish Farmer published, 21st March 2020, we published the advertorial below to promote advice to crofters around animal health planning. Animal Health Planning (advertorial)
Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Dawn Destor-Mackinnon
Find out how Dawn built up her contract shepherding business here
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
Agroforestry in Scotland
In this video, we hear from farmers, Andrew & Seonag Barbour from Mains of Fincastle as they explain how their hill farm cattle and sheep enterprises have benefitted from incorporating…
Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Kirsteen MacKinnon
Find out about the livestock and haulage enterprises Kirsteen MacKinnon is a partner of on the Isle of Tiree; how she has got to where she is now, and what…
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