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FAS TV S5 Episode 29
The Land-Based Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme is delivered by Ringlink in partnership with Lantra Scotland and Scotland's Rural College, and funded by the Scottish Government. In this week’s FAS TV, we visit Glenrinnes Estate, a 6,000-acre organic and sporting estate in the heart of Speyside. Estate manager Alister Laing shares his experience as a mentor, while apprentice Luke talks about completing the programme and what it’s done for his career. We also hear from Grant Ireland from Ringlink about the programme and how to apply, with applications for the summer intake now open.
FAS TV covers a wide range of topics across sectors, as well as regular updates on regulatory and policy changes.
In this special edition of Crofting Matters, “Crofting Through the Seasons”, we take you back to Spring/Summer last year, where Ross Mackenzie visited the Staffin Sheepdog Trials on the Isle of Skye. Ross also joins a group of 30 Crofters who travelled to Wicklow in Ireland last Spring, to learn about Irish systems, and how Irish farmers make a living from small units.
FAS TV S5 Episode 29
The Land-Based Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme is delivered by Ringlink in partnership with Lantra Scotland and Scotland's Rural College, and funded by the Scottish Government. In this week’s FAS TV, we visit Glenrinnes Estate, a 6,000-acre organic and sporting estate in the heart of Speyside. Estate manager Alister Laing shares his experience as a mentor, while apprentice Luke talks about completing the programme and what it’s done for his career. We also hear from Grant Ireland from Ringlink about the programme and how to apply, with applications for the summer intake now open.
Later we’re at the conference, where we hear from several of the day’s speakers’ discussing topics from heat and disease detection boluses to EID cattle tagging and inheritance tax and succession all aimed at helping rural businesses.
FAS TV is a weekly agricultural show which recreates traditional on-farm visits.
Designed for farmers and crofters, each episode delivers technical messages in a digestible format, with real farmers demonstrating advice in practice.
Events
- 9 Mar Arable 2026 – Maximising Potential
- 10 Mar Horticulture: Identification, Prevention & Control of Pests & Diseases
- 12 Mar Soil Association – IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops
- 14 Mar Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire
- 17 Mar Habitat Mapping and Biodiversity Audits
- 18 Mar Soil Association – Soil Health: Beyond NPK
- 19 Mar Inverness WIA: Health Planning
- 19 Mar Honest Conversations, Better Farm Businesses
- 27 Mar The Power of Pollinators – Perth
- 30 Mar Food & Farming Hustings: The Voters Who Feed & Steward Scotland
Events
- 9 Mar Arable 2026 – Maximising Potential
- 10 Mar Horticulture: Identification, Prevention & Control of Pests & Diseases
- 12 Mar Soil Association – IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops
- 14 Mar Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire
- 17 Mar Habitat Mapping and Biodiversity Audits
- 18 Mar Soil Association – Soil Health: Beyond NPK
- 19 Mar Inverness WIA: Health Planning
- 19 Mar Honest Conversations, Better Farm Businesses
- 27 Mar The Power of Pollinators – Perth
- 30 Mar Food & Farming Hustings: The Voters Who Feed & Steward Scotland
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