Crofts & Small Farms
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 the system demonstrate what can…
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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 when on a budget. In…
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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 farm setting. Related FAS Materials…
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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 premium quality artisan yarns made…
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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 Dena Miller have been running…
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 number of land managers turning…
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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 world’s first virtual fence for…
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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 very different backgrounds and routes…
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