Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
If the answer is yes, or even maybe, then why not consider putting them forward for this superb course? What’s more, it’s entirely FREE! The Be Your Best Self personal development programme for Women in Agriculture is an integral part of the Scottish Government’s vision to make Scottish agriculture a fairer, more inclusive industry where business succession is not determined by gender, training is accessible to everyone, and more women take on senior roles.
READ MOREWe return to Ness, on the north tip of the Hebridean island of Lewis, with crofter and BBC Alba presenter Domhnall Macsween - known to most as Sweeny. We join Sweeny and OnFARM's Dave Howard up on the peat moor, alongside eagles, corn crakes, and Sweeny's herd of cattle.
READ MOREThe forthcoming Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders programme, developed by SAOS (Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration), along with partners NFU Mutual, NFU Scotland and The Leadership Factory is seeking the leaders of tomorrow.
READ MORELewis crofter and presenter of BBC Alba's An Lot (The Croft) Domhnall Macsween - known to most as 'Sweeny' - takes OnFARM producer Dave Howard on a tour of his community of Ness, on the island’s most northerly tip. Just don't call it 'remote' (as Dave learns the hard way!)
READ MOREThe Helping it Happen Awards 2022, run by Scottish Land & Estates, have announced the finalists within the remaining four of their nine categories. Each of these categories focuses on rural businesses and how these businesses interact with their local communities and with visitors – highlighting how rural areas are underpinned by the business operating within them. The overall focus of the Helping it Happen Awards is on recognising the role estates, farms and rural businesses play in enabling and supporting success in rural conservation, rural enterprise and rural landscapes.
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