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	Podcast:		Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
	Episode:		Crofting Matters - Starting up in Crofting
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:36:47
	Publish Date:		2025-09-24 08:24:00
	Description:		Welcome back to Crofting Matters. On today’s episode, Siobhan is joined by Graham Fraser (SAC Lerwick) to discuss an often asked question – how to start up a croft, smallholding or farming business. The Farm Advisory Service has an Advice Line – free to call or email for advice. Every year the team receives lots of questions about starting up a farming business. It can be tricky to get a croft, but tenancies and purchases do come up so if you are looking for an opportunity, then this will help you understand the process when it happens. Graham and Siobhan talk about setting up an agricultural business with particular emphasis on crofting and chat through some of the questions they have received through the advice line. Timestamps: 01.07 Starting up in crofting – things to consider 03.09 Owner occupier, tenancy and assignation explained 05.14 Land that goes with a croft 08.39 Common grazing shares 10.05 The 3 duties of a crofter 12.39 Common grazing responsibilities 13.45 Subsidies and grants that a new crofter could be eligible for 18.13 Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) 19.33 Applying for BPS (Basic payment Scheme) & LFASS (Less Favoured Area Support Scheme) 20.31 Getting a BRN (Business Refence Number) 27.36 Numbers of livestock on a common grazing 29.23 Keeping livestock for the first time 30.56 Getting your own flock/herd number 33.01 Getting registered and set up – the order of events FAS Resources FAS - New Entrants -Getting Started FAS Introduction to crofting - Gaelic FAS -Introduction to crofting - English Other Resources Highlands and Islands Enterprise(business support) Scottish Enterprise(business support) CroftingRegister Welcome\| Crofting Commission RuralPayments and Services Animaland Plant Health Agency - GOV.UK Preparingfor Sustainable Farming For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: advice@fas.scot
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