Publications

Patricia Sutherland is a crofter in Caithness, producing soft fruit which she sells at Wick Market. Alongside her husband George they have built up a successful business, selling direct to…

  Making farming work when you have to battle against the weather, fluctuating input and output prices can be daunting and seem almost impossible. However, Charley and Andrea Walker, Grassland…

Jo Wallace is a vet and owns Machers Veterinary Services, Wigtownshire. Together, with husband Wylie and three young children, they farm the 300 acre Whitehalls Farm in Sorbie, and run…

    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.…

The latest edition features regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk. In addition there are articles on Agritourism, Autumn Cropping and Covid-19, Seasonal Labour & Social Distancing,…

Fiona Smith farms Westerton of Pittarrow and Cairnton Farm with her father and hard-working staff. Together they farm 850 acres with barley and wheat, potatoes and daffodils/bulbs.  They run a…

    The first of a series of summer webinars focused on “A New Start”, taking you step by step in the new start process, from sourcing finance, to acquiring…

    Buying and owning land is viewed as the pinnacle of success but it is often seen as unachievable for many. Join us as we look at acquiring farmland…

In the first of our series of podcasts with Forward Thinking Farmers, Mary-Jane Lawrie spoke to Bill and Helen Smith of The Byres Farm, Fochabers.  Bill and Helen talk about…

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…