Crofts & Small Farms
Women in Agriculture, Western Isles: Preparation for Lambing
Preparation for lambing on the croft – Spring 2022 What stands between your pregnant ewe and a healthy lamb (or three)? Join Kirsten Williams and Siobhan Macdonald of SAC Consulting,…
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Subletting a Croft
Considering subletting your croft? In this short video, we explain the process and points to consider. Check out our other crofting legislation videos on decrofting, apportionment, crofters duties, assignation and…
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Creating an Apportionment
Considering applying for an apportionment on your Common Grazing? In this short video, we explain the application process and points to consider. Check out our other crofting legislation videos on…
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Tea and Trees with Crofters
A chance to chat about planting trees on your croft – come and share your experiences and ask your questions. About this event These discussion groups bring crofters together to…
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Selling Your Own Produce – Birchwood Croft
Beth Rose from Birchwood Croft takes us through her journey of selling her own produce from buying their land, how they started selling online and what the challenges have been.…
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Encouraging Cropping – Machair
In this podcast we hear from Johanne Ferguson of NatureScot about the importance of cropping on the Uist Machair. We discuss what the machair is and what it is designated…
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Part 2: Finance and Procedures for Common Grazings Committees – Getting it Right!
This is a 2 part meeting, delivered over Zoom, in the evening. Along with Arthur MacDonald, and using an invented Common Grazing, we will look at the responsibilities of hard…
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Part 1: Finance and Procedures for Common Grazings Committees – Getting it Right!
This is a 2 part meeting, delivered over Zoom, in the evening. Along with Arthur MacDonald, and using an invented Common Grazing, we will look at the responsibilities of hard…
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Crofters’ Question Time
Have you ever considered applying for an Agricultural Environment Scheme on your croft? Do you know what this scheme is and how to apply? Do you have questions around applying…
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