With nearly 2 decades of rural and agricultural experience we can impart a range of knowledge and skills to help support your rural business needs.

Whether that is in the form of state funded advisory support such as Integrated Land Management Plans (ILMPs), Specialist Plans, or whether you want to review your business performance or implement changes as a bespoke package we can support your goals.

With diversification options we can also support the feasibility, planning and appraisal of you rural business objectives. Alternatively, if you already have a plan in place NWR can support the project management to help push our goals into tangible outcomes.

No matter what we do, funding is pivotal in being able to sustain rural activities and invest in the future of rural enterprise.

Navigating the myriad of schemes and pouring through the tomes of guidance can often feel like an overwhelming prospect.

Whether through conventional avenues of rural funding, or the routes less traveled, we can help support your rural funding access and facilitate applications.

Farm administrative tasks are invariably time consuming and often at the expensive of the range of other projects and tasks required of a rural or farming business. A lot is expected in keeping appropriate and up-to-date farm records. This is where we can help.

To keep things on the right track and to make sure your farming enterprises is “inspection ready” we are able to offer support with livestock record keeping and helping you keep on top of what you need to know.

Crofting has a significant place in the rural workings of Scotland and is an important part in its heritage.

For many, crofting support is essential to keep them active and with a significant background of crofting knowledge and experience, North West Rural is suitably placed to help you.

Some examples of what we can assist with;

Croft Registrations

Assignations

Decrofting

Sub-Lets

Apportionments

Common Grazing Support

We also have particular success an experience in navigating the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme.

Keeping healthy animals will also keep your business efficiency healthy. This is not always an easy task, however and this is where we can help offer support to ensure your animal enterprises are offered the most up-to-date help and support, covering nutrition and rationing, animal health planning, and support for new entrants fresh to the livestock husbandry requirements for their farm or croft enterprise.

Our support, in conjunction with your local vet, should provide you with informed, data driven support to make sure your stock are at optimal health for peace of mind.

Soils are the lifeblood of rural enterprises. By maintaining healthy soils it will help to maintain healthy grassland and cropping.

Regular soil analysis is essential to understand your soil nutrient condition and to make an informed choice on how to manage it best for your business.

You wouldn’t undergo a medical treatment without first having tests to know if there was something wrong with your health. This logic applies to soils too before applying nutrients or lime without having a routine soil analysis to call upon.