by Patrick Krause
Support schemes are needed if the sheep price collapses as a result of Brexit.
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It will not have escaped your attention that the Scottish Parliament elections take place on May 6.
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) are, therefore, publishing proposals for what we would like to see in parties’ manifestos that would be helpful to crofting. There is a mixture of crofting specific measures, agriculture/trade issues, and general concerns that affect everybody in the Crofting Counties.
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Growing up as a farmer s daughter and a passion for livestock, Lucy Beattie is flying the flag for women and proving they can take charge in the world of agriculture. She runs the Leckmelm Estate, near Ullapool, in Wester Ross, which is a diversified business that has turned into a community in itself. Here, she spoke with The Scottish Farmer about her caeer: What is your background in agriculture? I grew up with a strong interest in the family farm and it was hard to get me out of the sheep sheds from an early age. I was sent to an all girls school and I’d say I was the only pupil there who wanted to go to agricultural college following my A levels – possibly the only one ever!