Rural Business
Crofting Commission Online Applications
The Crofting Commission has recently started accepting online applications through their website for some of their crofting regulatory applications. In this episode, Siobhan Macdonald and Graham Fraser discuss which applications…
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Rural Roundup: On-Farm Events & Farmer to Farmer Learning and Talking Stock Talk
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert discuss the plethora of opportunities to get onto…
Read More >How to Reduce Your Fixed Costs
When reviewing your farming input costs, its important to reduce them without significantly reducing your output. Scrutinise your costs, and keep the focus on producing a sustainable number of animals…
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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Management Matters
The farm adjustment problem The cornerstone of micro-economics is that market forces efficiently allocate resources to their best use. That is, the size of farms and the balance of labour,…
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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Sector Focus: Farm Tours
Farm tours – a problem or profit? Farm tours are a form of diversification that both tenanted and owner occupier farmers should consider as a means of promotion of the…
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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Policy Brief
Seasonal Workers The UK Government has announced plans to allow more seasonal workers into the UK. An extra 10,000 visas will be made available for the agricultural sector, on top…
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Crofting Matters – Obtaining a Croft
Getting a croft isn’t easy, whether you are new to agriculture or have been working in crofting all your days. In this episode, Siobhan Macdonald and Graham Fraser discuss how…
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Rural Roundup – Picking out the Positives from Agricultural Sectors and Planning for Water Scarcity with SEPA
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert pick out some positives from across the Sectors,…
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Rural Roundup – Pasture for Life, Exploring Unconventional Grazing, the Proposed Closure of the Forfar Mart and the Potential Consequences
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode we hear from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George & Robert discussing the…
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The Croft House Grant Scheme
Help for housing for crofters is available through the Croft House Grant Scheme, with up to £38000 available for new builds or improvements to older housing. With many rural crofting…
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