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Technology for Animal Health & Welfare – UAVs
As technology is rapidly becoming part of everyday life and farming is no exception, this short video explains how the use of a drone can be used to optimize many…
Social media for your business – What’s stopping you?
As part of What’s stopping you? We hear from Cara Young of Puffin Croft. Cara explains what social media she uses and how it has benefited her business.
Small scale seed saving on the Uist machair
Small scale cropping is thriving on the machairs of Uist. A key element of the system is the use of traditional indigenous varieties of seed that are uniquely suited to…
Mentoring New Entrants: An interview with John Matheson
Interview with John Matheson, owner of a 300-acre, 10 year limited duration tenancy farm based in Aberdeenshire. John has over 20+ years experience in farm management and currently specialises in…
AgriBusiness News December 2020
The December edition is now available to download and read here. Along with the regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we have feature articles…
New Entrants: Is the Grass Always Greener?
An international evening featuring New Entrants from across Europe discussing how they got a start in the industry and what they are doing differently from their predecessors. We had contributions…
Bouncing Forward From A Crisis
Farming is a high pressure industry and while the lifestyle is great, at times of great uncertainty it is easy to become overwhelmed. With the challenges of Brexit and now…
Understanding Accounts
Farm Business Planning: A View from the Bank
Farm Tour: Barnside Farm
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