AHDB seeks new Scottish monitor farmers

Aim of the programme is to establish farms to help improve the profitability, productivity and sustainability of producers through practical demonstrations
Aim of the programme is to establish farms to help improve the profitability, productivity and sustainability of producers through practical demonstrations

Quality Meat Scotland and AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds are currently looking for farmers who may be interested in becoming a monitor farmer in the new Scottish Monitor Farm programme.

Applications from farmers in the following areas are therefore being sought:

• Nithsdale

• Scottish Borders

• North Ayrshire

• Lothians

• Mearns & Angus

• Lochaber

• Morayshire

• Sutherland

• The Northern Isles

The criteria for selection specify that farming has to be the full-time profession of at least one of the family members.

The farmers need to be willing to disclose information about their businesses with a group of neighbouring farmers and embrace the opportunity for innovation on their farms.

The appointed facilitators will work with their monitor farmer to show how the use of accurate baseline and benchmarking information can help to improve the profitability of the monitor farm and other farm businesses in the area.

The project, which will be funded by £1.25 million secured from the Scottish Government and European Union’s Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund, will be run jointly by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds.