Rural Business
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…
Read More >Making a Home for Bats on Your Croft
Where do bats live? A roost is the name of a bat’s home. Throughout the year bats may move between different roosts, that provide different needs, in the summer, females…
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Rural Roundup Bonus Content: Tina MacPhail & Iain MacMillan, Grinneabhat Community Space
This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had…
Read More >Energy Bill Support for Farm Businesses
The energy market has been in a volatile state for some time now and this article aims to explain the current support that is available to non-domestic customers and how…
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Rural Roundup (8th March)
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find…
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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…
Read More >Navigating Rural Payments New Map Viewer
A quick start guide for the key features needed as we approach the SAF window The mapping feature on Rural Payments and Services is now known as Map Viewer and…
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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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Rural Roundup Bonus Content: Lindsay Robertson, Long Island Retreats
This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you the latest in our series of six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along…
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Stock Talk – Michael Shannon from Damn Delicious
In this podcast we will hear from Michael Shannon from Damn Delicious. Michael tells us his story from working in the seed business to where he is today running his…
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