Rural Business
Agribusiness News October 2023 – Management Matters: Cash is King
Cash is King Bank balances are under pressure across the industry. Crop and milk prices have dropped sharply since last year, while input costs for all producers have not returned…
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A Simple Guide to Common Grazings Terms
This guide will help you navigate the language used for Common Grazings in the Crofting counties. Further information, guides, videos and case studies can be found in the links. The…
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Budgeting – Why?
Budgeting is an essential tool for any business, and critical in the current economic climate we find ourselves in. Interest rates are rising to levels not seen for nearly 20…
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Crofting Matters – Succession
Crofting legislation is fairly complicated and its no different when it comes to succession! Brian Inkster, well-known crofting law specialist, takes us through different scenarios and highlights what to watch…
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Farm Labour shortages, free upskilling events, and a conversation with The Soil Association
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert discuss recent…
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Crofting Matters – Tax & VAT for Crofters
It might not sound that interesting, but, especially these days, understanding what you can and should be doing with accounts and tax is important to save unnecessary expense and keep…
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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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