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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: eastbrae on July 04, 2015, 05:00:56 pm

Title: starting up need advice
Post by: eastbrae on July 04, 2015, 05:00:56 pm

Hi all

I have took the lease of an abandoned farm, i have initially 8 acres of really good grazing and there is 100 acres of wood that was planted on grazing leaving huge areas of grass.

How would i obtain a land holding number
and what breed of sheep would sell easy and thrive on good grass and woodland.

Also what defines a smallholder to say a crofter is there a number of ewes that is the threshold?...

thanks in advance 

steve

Title: Re: starting up need advice
Post by: doganjo on July 04, 2015, 09:51:39 pm

You don't say what part of the country you are in.  Crofters are defined by law and crofts are in the main in the Highlands of Scotland. 

Otherwise you have a smallholding.  I would think the woodlands may be of use for pigs and poultry, rather than sheep, although there may be some good doers that would thrive on it.

You'll get a holding number by applying here - https://www.gov.uk/get-a-cph-number-from-the-rural-payments-agency. (https://www.gov.uk/get-a-cph-number-from-the-rural-payments-agency.)

I'm surprised you managed to get the land if it has such good grazing - lucky man!