Crofting

A major campaign to encourage farmers and others in Scottish agriculture to wear a helmet every time they get on a quad bike has been launched by RSABI, in partnership with The Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies).

The six-month “Use Your Head. Use Your Helmet” campaign, kicks off this month with the launch of a video featuring farmer Callum Lindsay who sustained major head injuries when he had an accident on his quad in October 2023.

A new initiative to tackle rural vehicle and equipment theft is being rolled out within Scotland and neighbouring English police forces.

Crofting Discussion Group – Mull

Come along to the  Farm Advisory Service Crofting Discussion Group Meeting on the Isle of Mull. This group is an open and informal group designed for crofters to share experiences and get access to expert guest speakers around the topic of crofting. Small Farm Holders are also welcome to join.

This years Scottish Agritourism Conference took place in Perth over the 18 and 19 of November. 

A range of sessions took place over the two conference days including, a wide variety of speakers and panellists all relevant to the Sector. There was a real buzz around the venue as delegates connected and networked with exhibitors, sponsors and each other.

FAS Conference 2025 - Farming for the Future

Join the Farm Advisory Service (FAS) for an interactive industry conference with a focus on future-proofing your land and your people.

Farmstrong has announced that it is expanding its board of trustees, with three new positions to fill.

Proposals to simplify crofting regulation, encourage more use of common grazings and a range of other changes have received high levels of support in a recent consultation.

The Scottish Government has published an independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on proposals for Crofting Law Reform, together with those responses where consent to publish was given.

The consultation covered potential legislative changes to:

Give Wellbeing a Sporting Chance, with Isla Mackenzie & Farmstrong Scotland

In episode two of the new Farmstrong Scotland webinar series, Give Wellbeing a Sporting Chance, we chat to Isla Mackenzie, Formula 1 Motorsport Engineer.

A call for farmers, crofters and others working in agriculture not to bottle up their worries, particularly after recent announcements, has come from RSABI, the charity which supports people in Scottish agriculture.

With widespread concern in the agricultural community about the potential impact of the Budget last week, the charity is urging people to avoid being caught up in an anxiety cycle, fuelled by social media and wider coverage.

A new plan to attract responsible private investment into natural capital markets has been launched for Scotland.

Minister for Employment and Investment Tom Arthur launched Scotland's Natural Capital Market Framework as he spoke at the Nature Finance UK 2024 conference.

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