Crofts & Small Farms
Rural Roundup Bonus Content: Tina MacPhail & Iain MacMillan, Grinneabhat Community Space
This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had…
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Getting Started in Crofting as a New Entrant – Case Study featuring Ian Angus MacLeod
Third generation crofter Ian Angus Macleod started crofting in his own right after inheriting a 4.5 ha land locked croft from a neighbour on the Isle of Harris. Here he…
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Rural Roundup Bonus Content: Lindsay Robertson, Long Island Retreats
This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you the latest in our series of six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along…
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Smallholders Orkney – Lynbreck Croft
Lynn from Lynnbreck Croft (featured on BBC’s This Farming Life) will be joining us to chat about how she and Sandra started their farming journey and what they’re up to now on their croft!
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The Benefits of a Common Grazing Committee
Common Grazings that have committees in place are able to access so much more, such as grants and funding, to enable installations of facilities, as well as income for shareholders. …
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Ag obair air talamh choitcheann
Tha Dòmhnaill MacGilleEathain, a Talamh Choiteachainn Bhuirgh, a mìneachadh nam buannachdan a tha an comataidh aca air fhaighinn ann am Bearnaraigh na Hearadh.
Read More > Rural Roundup – 25th January
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. Happy New Year and a Happy Burns Night from all of us at the Farm Advisory Service! This show is produced in association with…
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Richard and Fiona Lamb – Try, Diversify, Try Again
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Richard and Fiona Lamb of Fordhead Farm, Kippen, about how they have diversified their farming business and how they have adapted to the many challenges that…
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Support Groups for CG Clerks – March
By popular request! After the Common Grazing mediation/conflict resolution/finance meetings we held last year, several clerks asked for a self-help group for clerks! Whether you are a clerk, or on…
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Finance Training for Common Grazings – Lewis
Lewis crofters, Common Grazing clerks and committee members – please come along to this interactive meeting with the Crofting Commission which will cover finance procedures for Common Grazings. Using an…
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