Topic: Crofts & Small Farms
Weed Management: Cost Effective Options
This video explores the more cost effective options to applying weed management chemicals to the croft or small holding and explains the benefits of each…
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Electric Fencing: A Practical Guide
A practical demonstrative video that covers the fundamental use of electric fencing in a crofting agriculture setup and discusses the benefits or such a system…
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Providing Creep Feed to Lambs
This video looks at a makeshift, low budget, adaptable means at providing creep feed to lambs using items available on the croft. The benefit of…
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Lamb Weighing: An Alternative Method
In small scale agriculture where expensive equipment isn’t viable or available, the use of unconventional methods can still be applied to achieve the same goal…
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Poultry Housing: Cheaper Alternatives
This video explores cheaper alternative items that can be used to house poultry where space, cost, and adaptability are required for a croft or small…
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Alternative Enterprises: Wool
As part of a series of videos looking at alternative enterprises, in this video, we hear from Graeme Bethune from Caithness Yarns. Caithness Yarns offers…
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Alternative Enterprises: Alpacas
As part of a series of videos looking at alternative enterprises, in this video, we hear from Simon Miller from Ulbster Alpaca Trekking. Simon and…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Sustainable Principles
Managing Scotland’s landscapes sustainably is what all farmers, crofters and landowners seek to achieve. For years now there has been a steady increase in the…
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There’s More Than One Way to Fence in Livestock!
There’s more than one way to fence in livestock! In this webinar we looked at 3 different fencing options. Synne Foos Bundal from Nofence, the…
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Women in Agriculture, Argyll: Motivate & Inspire
In this webinar we heard inspirational women tell their stories about how they are involved with farming and crofting across Argyll and the Islands. Four…
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