When Farmstrong Scotland was established, it was under the guidance of the hugely successful team in New Zealand, where the initiative had originated some years earlier. Seeing the impact of the programme on the farming industry was what initially sparked the founders...
The Knight Frank Viticulture team, the only dedicated viticulture advisory service within UK property consultancy, has launched a pioneering demographic mapping tool set to redefine how vineyards and wineries target their audiences and expand direct-to-consumer sales....
Knight Frank’s rural consultancy extends into North England, securing a key milestone in its ambitious two-year drive to establish a comprehensive national presence and tailored rural management and advisory service offering across the country. Knight Frank, a leader...
Annie Kenyon of Annie Kenyon Architects Ltd has received the ‘Doddie Champion’ Award at the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Anniversary Dinner, which took place last Thursday 28 November. Annie has been recognised for her boundless efforts in raising money to find a cure...
Scotland’s smallest herds with fewer than 30 cows, which make up almost half (49%) of all beef holdings and 10.3% of total breeding dams, could see potential funding reductions of £241,240, the loss of one and a half livestock marts and a large abattoir. This is the...
Joining Farmlay as a contract producer has helped a young Scottish farmer transform a modest acreage into a profitable concern. Like generations of farmers’ sons before him, Ross Learmonth was determined to “stand on my own two feet” and attempt to make his own living...
Six pioneering voices to present at OFC25 on transformative ideas in food, farming, and sustainability The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), supported by McCain Foods (GB) Ltd., is thrilled to announce the six trailblazers selected for its inaugural Inspiring...
The recent Budget announcements sent shockwaves through many rural businesses across the UK, and now data from Knight Frank shows that the drastic reduction of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will have the biggest impact on Less Favoured Area (LFA) farmers. Defra will...
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, has recently secured charity status and is now looking for new trustees to join its board. The peer-to-peer led programme has spent the last year developing its governance and structure, to ensure it...
Wow, what a year it’s been! As I look back on my first year as Programme Director at Farmstrong Scotland I am filled with pride and gratitude for the progress we’ve made as a team. I’m lucky to love what I do and am passionate about the potential Farmstrong has to...