Publications

Morton’s Milk is a family business based at Auchinbay Farm in Ayrshire. David and Gillian Morton farm 500 acres milking 320 Holstein cows and store 120 Belgian Blue cross-dairy cattle.…

In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Food & Enterprise Consultant Calum Johnston looks…

Machinery cost on farms can be a major contributor to high levels of fixed costs.  In 2020, it was estimated that £1.8-1.9billion was spent on new farm machinery in the UK. This factsheet will compare the costs of doing the job in-house against paying a contractor.

Looking to fund your dream piece of farm machinery or invest in livestock but don’t have the luxury of cash at hand? Heard of HP and mart loans but not…

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 Willie Budge looks at getting…

A marketing plan is an operational document that outlines the marketing activity that a business plans to implement to generate leads and reach its target market. 

Adding alternative livestock enterprises such as deer or pigs to existing sheep and/or cattle farm businesses will spread the financial risk and provide an alternative income stream. Pigs are also…

Are you worried about being selected for a land-based inspection? Join us in this webinar to find out what is inspected during a land-based inspection and what rural payments expect…

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 Kathleen Gunn looks at Building…

In this webinar, we hear first hand from two speakers who have got low carbon and regenerative farming practices at the forefront of their businesses. Sam Parsons is farm manager…