New Entrants
New Entrants to Farming: Skye’s the Limit – Event Summary
On Thursday 22nd Feburary a group of new entrants from Uist crossed the minch to visit some crofting enterprises in Skye. The trip had been requested by a number of…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Business Planning, Budgeting & Farm Insurance – Event Summary
As a new entrant it is hugely important that you are able to convey your business ambitions to an audience, be that your family, external investers or even Scottish Government.…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Joint Venture Farming – Event Summary
Key Points: Trust and respect between the farmer and contractor are vital to ensure the continued success of any agreement. Negotiation is very important when setting up an agreement –…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Management of Marginal Land – Event Summary
Management of marginal land and the habitats within them is vital to Scotland and particularly in the highlands where the quality of land can be highly variable. Well thought out…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: A Business Plan Is More Than Just A Report (Ayr) Event Summary
Kev Bevan, gave an excellent presentation entitled a business plan is more than just a report. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage young farmers and new entrants to…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Breeding the Best – Event Summary
The Uist New Entrants group were joined by SAC Sheep Specialist Poppy Frater to look at how to get the best from their Sheep Flock. With many crofters opting to…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Animal Health & Welfare Workshop (Borders) – Event Summary
New entrants to farming in the Borders recently attended an informative, hands on workshop on maintaining and improving animal health at the SAC Veterinary Services Centre at Greycrook, St Boswells.…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Livestock Health and Nutrition (Forfar) – Event Summary
This was the 6th meeting of the Forfar New Entrants to Farming group where the main focus for the night was on livestock health and nutrition. Speakers on the night…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Identifying & Grasping Business Opportunities (Argyll) – Event Summary
The first of the 2017 / 18 Argyll New Entrant Group meetings was held on Monday 11th December at the Falls of Lora Hotel, Connel. The theme was Identifying and…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: A Business Plan Is More Than A Report (Caithness) – Event Summary
Kev Bevan, FAS Team Leader from SAC Consutling in Ayr was the main speaker for this very informative evening on “Using Figures to Make Money”. For some the thought of…
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