New Entrants
New Entrants Case Study: Mix of Farming Arrangements
Case Study: Ian McKnight To build a viable farming business, one young farmer retains flexibility to work within different agreements. After studying Agriculture at the Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive (Ayr)…
Read More >New Entrants Case Study: Joint Ventures for Landowner
Case Study: Stephen Withers and Neil Sandilands Share Farming – A Different Approach for Owner and Operator Share Farming is not common in Scotland but two farmers explain how it…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: It’s A Fluke – Event Summary
New Entrants to Farming from Caithness recently attended an informative, hands on workshop on the importance of the vet labs and disease surveillance at the SAC Veterinary Services Centre at…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: An Introduction to Lambing – Event Summary
Most problems at lambing are nutrition related. If you manage condition correctly you can minimise metabolic disorder, lambing issues and maximise the number of lambs reared. The participants were made…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Cow Signals Workshop (Stranraer) Event Summary
CowSignals provides a framework to structure cow observations so that management and animal welfare can be improved. By spending time observing your herd and answering key questions regarding Feed, Water,…
Read More >QMS Better Soil Grassland Management for Scottish Beef & Lamb Producers
QMS Better Soil Grassland Management for Scottish Beef & Lamb Producers booklet
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