Rural Business

Funding deadline for resilience planning lifted for Scottish farming business owners

Following the piloting of resilience planning specialist advice and the positive feedback this has received from the industry, Scottish Government have decided to extend this support to farmers and crofters…

Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Katherine McIntosh

Bhidio: Falasgair air Fearann Ionaltraidh (Muirburn on Common Grazings)

NB: All Muirburn is now illegal during the COVID-19 pandemic Tha a’ bhidio seo a’ togail air prìomh phuingean do chomataidhean ionaltraidh.

Bloggy New Year!

Hello from all of us at the Farm Advisory Service and we hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. We’ve not been the best bloggers at FAS…

Tenants’ Improvements Amnesty – Get Brexit Ready!

When asked about the issues most likely to affect their business, most tenant farmers will reply ‘brexit’ and it’s acknowledged that preparing for brexit isn’t straightforward. However there are some…

Election – Quick Take

Parliamentary deadlock broken – what next? The Conservatives have gained a commanding Commons majority and will be able to get approval for just about anything they wish. This means that…

Bhidio: A’ Cur Èòlas air a’ Chòd Falasgair (Getting to Know the Muirburn Code)

NB: All Muirburn is now illegal during the COVID-19 pandemic Tha a’ bhidio seo a’ togail air prìomh phuingean bhon Chòd Falasgair. Chaidh tionndadh ùr den Chòd Falasgair a thoirt…

Mentoring – how can it help your new entrant business to grow?

Cameron Wilson is a new entrant sheep farmer in Ayrshire. After visiting the Farm Advisory Service New Entrant Gathering, he learned about the FAS mentoring service and how it could…

Online safety podcast

We’ve been running events looking at digital security for your agricultural business. After one of the events, Seamus Murphy sat down with Chloe McCulloch and Alex Pirie who were running…

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