Rural Business

Unearthing Local Views on Peatland Management

Have your say about what equitable and sustainable peatland restoration looks like. As we aim to deliver our climate goals and achieve Net Zero by 2045, we must do so…

How to Benchmark your Business and Find Missing Profits

In this webinar, Sascha Grierson will show you how to use a free benchmarking tool using real farms’ data to find hidden costs and missing profits in your business. Farm…

Starting Up In Business

Having made the decision to start your own farming business, there are a number of factors to consider before trading begins. This article will take you through three of the…

The Benefits Of Bats On Farmland

If you’re a farmer interested in improving the biodiversity on your farm, bats can serve as an important indicator that things are heading in the right direction and are used…

Common Grazings Lochcarron – Finance & Procedures Part 2

Updated date & time Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart, we will look at the responsibilities of hard working committee…

Common Grazings Lochcarron – Finance & Procedures Part 1

Updated date & time Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart, we will look at the responsibilities of hard working committee…

Common Grazings Lairg – Finance & Procedures Part 2

This meeting will be held in the Kinvonvie Suite inside the Lairg Community Centre. Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart,…

Common Grazings Lairg – Finance & Procedures Part 1

This meeting will be held in the Kinvonvie Suite inside the Lairg Community Centre. Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart,…

Horticulture – Compost and Growing Media

Do you have a horticultural enterprise on your smallholding or croft? Do you buy or make compost or growing media? Do you get variable results?! Join us for this online…

Horticulture – Crop Choice, Rotations and Marketing Produce

Planning on growing and selling veg from your smallholding or croft? This online talk and discussion for smallholders and crofters is about maximising income from your holding with profitable cropping.…

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