Publications

The September 2020 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read.  Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month…

In this webinar, we introduce Lyking Farm, the new host farm for the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network. Farm facilitator Graham Scott provides an overview of the farm and leads…

The latest edition features articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk.  In addition this month there are feature articles on pigs, Covid-19 and autumn livestock markets and an…

  “Woodside Farms” Sound familiar? Tesco got into some hot water over the ‘fake farm scandal’ in 2017. But why bother to brand produce with a farm brand name? Covid19,…

  Visual Asset, Favicon, E-commerce, Tik Tok… Sift through the noise and learn in simple terms the nuts and bolts you will need to design a brand, use it well,…

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…

    We address the hows and whys of woodland creation and management in this series of webinars. During this first webinar, we focus on the benefits of woodlands both…

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…

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…

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…