Welcome to Stock Talk hosted by Beef and Sheep Consultant Kirsten Williams.  On today’s episode Kirsten is joined by farmers Craig and Claire Grant who run a mixed farming enterprise across 1,300 acres arable and 400 acres grass (owned and rented) along with their team of 20 full and part time employees. The business has poultry across five sites with a total of 225,000 laying hens, in addition to 330 bulling heifers that are sold privately with high health off farm to producers throughout Scotland. Craig and Claire regularly engage with the public, sharing information about where food comes from. 

Episode Timestamps  

00.35 Introducing Craig and Claire Grant 

04.30 Business components, systems and staff 

07.44 Finding and retaining labour 

11.20 Enriched colonies and free-range birds 

14.50 Egg markets and Kindrought Egg Hoosie 

19.03 Cooperation in farming  

21.37 Audits 

23.47 Cattle: marketing on farm, scoring charts, high health, certification packages 

32.10 Buying young stock 

35.57 Building relationships and trust 

37.05 An award-winning business (Young Farmer of the Year, Mixed Farm of the Year, Overall Farm of the Year) 

FAS Resources 

Contract Farming Agreements Explained | Farm Advisory Service 

Business planning and financial management: An introduction | Farm Advisory Service 

Other Resources    

C J Grant | Facebook  

For more information, visit  www.FAS.scot 

Facebook: @FASScot 

National Advice Hub 

Phone: 0300 323 0161 

Email: [email protected]