Crofts & Small Farms

VLOG – Road to Market

The culmination of a year’s hard work, the sheep sales in the autumn are an exciting time. But they are not the only option for your croft produce. Aoife and…

VLOG – Tagging and Vaccinating

Autumn tasks include tagging your lambs and vaccinating them against clostridial diseases. Watch Aoife, Jake, and their team of helpers work together to carry this out. Further information: Top 10…

VLOG – First Time On The Quad

A quad bike has become a ubiquitous part of crofting and farming life. However, in the wrong hands can be a danger to yourself and others. Follow along with Aoife…

VLOG – Crofting Improvements

Taking on a new croft, one of the first jobs will be to assess what the ground is like, what it is capable of, and how to get there. This…

VLOG – Teaser Tup

Tupping time is the start of the sheep year, and your management now can have a big impact of the success of the business for the rest of the year.…

VLOG – Lambing and Feeding

Pet lambs are unfortunately a likely occurrence for one reason or another during lambing time. Looked after well, these lambs can go on to match the performance of their naturally…

VLOG – Hypothermic Lamb

Do you know what the temperature of a normal healthy lamb is?* Dealing with chilled lambs can be a regular occurrence if you are lambing outside and the weather…

VLOG – A New Entrant’s Journey

Join us as we follow new entrant crofters Aoife Gould and Jake Sayles through a year on their croft near Edinbane in the north of the Isle of Skye. Find…