Rural Business
Resilience and Business Skills: An Interview with Neil Sandilands
What is it that makes a farm business successful? And how can we all strive to be more resilient in the face of challenge and change? George Gauley speaks with…
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Resilience and Business Skills: An Interview with Jim Shanks
What is it that makes a farm business successful? And how can we all strive to be more resilient in the face of challenge and change? Mary-Jane Lawrie speaks with…
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Resilience and Business Skills: An Interview with Colin McGregor
What is it that makes a farm business successful? And how can we all strive to be more resilient in the face of challenge and change? Mary-Jane Lawrie speaks with…
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New Entrants – Gordon Caldwell
In this podcast Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting speaks to Gordon Caldwell, an Ayrshire based veg farmer. Gordon describes himself as a veteran new entrant, having started his business over…
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Managing People: Relatively Speaking – Communication in a Family Business
This webinar with Gail Ellis and Sophie Henderson of Greenburn covers the practical aspects of recruitment from placing adverts and interview techniques to the importance of putting a robust job…
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Managing People: Trouble in the Team – Managing Conflict
This webinar with Gail Ellis and Sophie Henderson of Greenburn followed on from the first in the series and addresses what you should do once you have employed somebody to…
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Ditching and draining for profit and flood prevention
Well managed watercourses and margins through arable or grassland fields bring a wealth of benefits to the farm. Careful management not only improves biodiversity and water quality but can increase farm business resilience from flooding and damage during wet weather. With increased rainfall and longer, and wetter periods predicted as a result of climate change, farmers and land managers need to work to minimise the effects on their land and business.
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Managing People: Maximise and Motivate – Getting the Most from your Staff
Siân Bushell of Siân Bushell Associates leads this webinar on how to handle difficult conversations amongst staff and family members. The webinar includes a full walk through from what to…
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