New Entrants
New Entrants to Farming: Common Grazing (Skye) – event summary
The meeting was held in Portree on the subject of Common Grazings which is very relevant to the area. A well attended meeting where 3 groups were formed to go…
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New Entrants to Farming: Do you know what happens at the vet lab after you drop off a sample or carcass? – event summary
This meeting was targeted towards New Entrants to farming and was only suitable for those who had a strong stomach, were over 16 years old and not pregnant! Despite the…
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New entrants: What to expect from an inspection – event summary
We have held a series of events across the country for New Entrants to farming to look at the subject farm inspection. The presentation delivered along with handouts can be…
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New Entrants to Farming: Contract Farming (Dumfries) – Event Summary
The Contract Farming meeting was held at Woodlands House Hotel, Newbridge, Dumfries on Tuesday 30th January 2018. Alastair Beattie opened the meeting by introducing guest speaker Sandy Ramsay, who specialises…
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New Entrants to Farming : Business Planning & Understanding Financial Performance – event summary
An interactive session looking at Business Planning & Understanding Farm Accounts was held for New Entrants at the Taynuilt Sports Pavilion on Monday 23rd January 2017. Niall Campbell, SAC Consulting…
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New Entrants to Farming: Business Planning, Budgeting & Farm Insurance – Event Summary
As a new entrant it is hugely important that you are able to convey your business ambitions to an audience, be that your family, external investors or even the Scottish…
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New entrants to farming: enterprise profitability – event summary
Our first speaker Kev Bevan, took the section on Using Figures to Make Money. This focused on using quick, simple calculations to gague business decisions and come to the most…
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New Entrants to Farming : Practical Livestock Topics – event summary
A practical livestock meeting for New Entrants was held at SRUC Hill & Mountain research farm on Monday 12th December. Attendees were talked through the farm policy and practices…
Read More >SMR 7 – Cattle identification and registration
The aim of SMR 7 rules is to maintain a system for the identification, registration and traceability of cattle.
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