Sheep and land use
We’ve adjusted our grazing management to increase breeding productivity of ground nesting birds, most of them are globally threatened species
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Crofting
Small-farming and crofting play a big role in our local economy. Here you will find articles about crofting in the Kyle of Sutherland.
Lambing, a crofter’s key skill
As the seasons change, so does the activity of the croft. Crofting is a vital part of the food chain, and when we look closely
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Training future crofters
Lochview Rural Training, just 4 miles outside Lairg, provides opportunities for young people and adults to learn about rural life, while spending time outdoors and
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Repopulation
How to tackle the depopulation in our area? With the new parliamentary team preparing a paper on repopulation in Sutherland and Caithness, crofting is very
Will crofting survive?
Over the last few articles we have looked at various aspects of crofting. Here we consider the future. Will crofting survive? Food: There is a
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The agriculture of crofting
In the 19th century crofts were made deliberately too small to support a family so that the crofter would have to go and work at
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Crofting Law
Crofting law gives crofters security from eviction but the crofters need to follow the rules and work to improve their plot of land The old
How our forebears fought for their heritage
Both the Cheviot sheep and the Border Collie sheepdog were introduced by shepherds from the south. © S. Ross In the last edition, we looked
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Crofting in the 21st Century
To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape
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