Publications

  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…

    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…

The second instalment from #negather20, (The first is here) perceptions from our super inspired participants. Why should you attend a day like this? Listen to their feedback…

We had a fantastic New Entrants to Farming Gathering at the end of February. Thank you to all speakers, stand holders and delegates. This short video shows a summary of…

See the latest FAS case study video, featuring Beverly Wainwright, Owner of The Scottish Tea Factory. In the video, Beverly describes her experience of mentoring new entrants to the Scottish…

Find out how Dawn built up her contract shepherding business here 

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

A change in personal circumstances left Stephen Withers with the choice of selling the sheep part of his business or finding a new partner to take that part the business…