New Entrants
New Entrants Newsletter: Autumn 2021
Welcome to the Autumn edition of New Entrants News. Since our last edition Covid-19 restrictions have eased, vaccination role out has been extended to 12 – 15-year-olds and we are…
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New Entrants with Added Value – Morton’s Milk
Morton’s Milk is a family business based at Auchinbay Farm in Ayrshire. David and Gillian Morton farm 500 acres milking 320 Holstein cows and store 120 Belgian Blue cross-dairy cattle.…
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A New Start to Agriculture: Building A Brand And Telling Your Story
In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Food & Enterprise Consultant Calum Johnston looks…
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Getting Started In Arable Agriculture – Machinery Appraisal
Machinery cost on farms can be a major contributor to high levels of fixed costs. In 2020, it was estimated that £1.8-1.9billion was spent on new farm machinery in the UK. This factsheet will compare the costs of doing the job in-house against paying a contractor.
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Funding Your Dream (webinar)
Looking to fund your dream piece of farm machinery or invest in livestock but don’t have the luxury of cash at hand? Heard of HP and mart loans but not…
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A New Start to Agriculture: Getting Registered to Keep Livestock
In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Agricultural Consultant Willie Budge looks at getting…
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Writing A Marketing Plan
A marketing plan is an operational document that outlines the marketing activity that a business plans to implement to generate leads and reach its target market.
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Alternative Livestock Factsheet
Adding alternative livestock enterprises such as deer or pigs to existing sheep and/or cattle farm businesses will spread the financial risk and provide an alternative income stream. Pigs are also…
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What To Expect From A Land Based Inspection (webinar)
Are you worried about being selected for a land-based inspection? Join us in this webinar to find out what is inspected during a land-based inspection and what rural payments expect…
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A New Start to Agriculture: Building Relationships
In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Agricultural Consultant Kathleen Gunn looks at Building…
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