New Entrants

New Entrants To Farming: Hoof to Hook (Lanark Group)

The Lanark group met at the end of September to develop business planning skills and improve efficiency within the sheep enterprise by following prime lambs from ‘Hoof to Hook’. The…

New Entrants to Farming: Turfs Up, An Introduction to Grassland Management (Inverness)

The Inverness New Entrants group met in Mid September at the local Dingwall Mart, having been encouraged to bring along samples of their own grass to be evaluated in an…

New Entrants to Farming: Overview of Crofting Support (North Uist) – event summary

The meeting was on crofting support schemes and was requested by several of the group members as they were unsure of all the support available to them. The meeting went…

New Entrants Workshop : Getting More From Your Grass (Borders) – event summary

The final new entrants workshop of the winter was held on farm for the first time in the Borders, with a focus on grassland management. Grassland management is a key…

New Entrants Newsletter Spring 2017

The spring 2017 newsletter includes an overview of the regional new entrant groups, a summary after the excitement of the New Entrants Gathering held in February plus added detail on the Mentoring service available to farmers and new entrants. There is also a bit of detail on tenancy law AND a reminder of various grants and scholarships available.