Rural Business
New Entrants to Farming: Benefits of Benchmarking (Borders) – Event Summary
New entrants to farming in the Borders recently attended a workshop on the benefits of benchmarking their farm business performance. AHDB’s Benchmarking Manager Doreen Anderson led the workshop and explained…
Read More >Milk Manager News February 2018
Read the February 2018 edition of Milk Manager News here
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Record Keeping (Argyll) Event Summary
Livestock records can be a complicated and daunting aspect of running a farming business to get your head round but it’s a majorly important one for various reasons. Livestock identification…
Read More >AgriBusiness News February 2018
Read the February 2018 edition of AgriBusiness News here
Read More >Adding Value to Farm Produce – Event Summary
This two day introductory workshop on ‘Adding Value to Farm Produce’ was the first of its type within the Farm Advisory Service New Entrants to Farming Programme; taking a small…
Read More >Islay Business Discussion Group – Land Registry Event Summary
This Islay Business Discussion Group meeting was attended by 13 farmers & crofters. Unfortunately a ferry mix-up by the guest speakers meant they arrived late. While waiting the group discussed…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: The Importance of the Vet Lab & Disease Surveillance (Morayshire) Event Summary
New Entrants to Farming from Morayshire recently attended an informative, hands on workshop on the importance of the vet labs and disease surveillance at the SAC Veterinary Services Centre at…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Contract & Share Farming – An Introduction (Inverness) Event Summary
The availability of land is often seen as the most common barrier against entry into the agricultural industry. However direct or total ownership is not necessarily the best way to…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management (North East) Event Summary
Paddy stressed the importance of good soil health for the successful establishment and performance of grass, clover and forage crops, with the most important factors highlighted below: soil pH, moisture…
Read More >Metric / Imperial conversion tables
This sheet contains multiple metric to imperial conversion ratios that might be of use to you and your farm business.
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