New Entrants
Organic Farming for New Entrants
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Opportunities for New Entrants in Fife
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Buying a Farm as a New Entrant – Case Study Featuring Bruce & Gemma McWilliam
Thinking of buying a farm as a new entrant? Gemma & Bruce McWilliam bought Nether Backieley, Aberchirder in Aberdeenshire in 2019 after viewing 10 other farms and in this short…
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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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Case Study: Isle of Mull Cheese
Isle of Mull Cheese is a traditional farming business adding value to milk by making artisan cheese. Chris and Jeff Reade were first generation farmers in Somerset before moving to…
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Joint Ventures as a Route into Farming Featuring William McHarrie
Twenty-eight year old William McHarrie from Glen Luce, near Stranraer, started dairy farming 10 years ago in a joint venture with his aunt and uncle who were looking for a…
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New Entrants Calendar – A Year In Review
2022 has been a year of many challenges; resilience and the ability to adapt quickly have been key to survival this year. We catch up with three SAC Consultants and…
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New Entrants – Preparing for Winter Housing
In this short video SRUC VIO Megan Fergusson gives an overview of what you should be doing to prepare for housing and highlights the common health conditions including pneumonia that…
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Rural Roundup – 16th November
In this fortnight’s edition we get the latest news from Tiffany MacTaggart, who is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural sector, I…
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