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Peat and Diesel

(Guest post – North Talisker is a Common Grazing with a Sheep Stock Club and Hydro Company on the West Coast of the Isle of Skye and our blog is…

Highlights of FAS Roadshow

Final dates for our Highlights of FAS Roadshows have now been announced. These Roadshows will take place at Lanark, Thainstone and Stirling throughout the month of March. Roadshows will bring…

AgriBusiness News February 2020

This edition has articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, and this month there are articles on Forestry, Sustainable Soya and EU Exit – What Next? Download the…

AgriBusiness News February 2020

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Kirsteen MacKinnon

Find out about the livestock and haulage enterprises Kirsteen MacKinnon is a partner of on the Isle of Tiree; how she has got to where she is now, and what…

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Kirsteen MacKinnon

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Katherine McIntosh

Find out what recent challenges Woman in Agriculture Katherine McIntosh has embraced, and what she is most proud of in her farming business here.

Cartoon of common grazing shreholders looking at a large stone tablet with 'Grazing Regulations' written on it.

Using Cartoons to Communicate about Crofting

“The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want” Matt Groening As advisors we often encourage crofters to collaborate. In the same way, we should follow our…

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