Argyll Monitor Farm - First Meeting - Craigens Farm

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Meet your Argyll Monitor Farmers, the Archibald- Family of Craigens Farm. Come along to the launch meeting and get involved!

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<h1>Event Programme</h1><h3>0﻿9.40 am - Bus Pick Up from Port Ellen From 7.30 am sailing</h3><h3>10.00 am - Arrival for Teas &amp; coffee</h3><h3>10.45 am - Welcome &amp; Introductions</h3><h3>11.00 am - First Impressions - farm walk</h3><h3>1﻿2.30 pm - Lunch in local hall followed by interactive discussion </h3><h3>12.45 pm - Discussion and next steps</h3><h3> 2﻿.00 pm - Close and bus drop off at Port Askaig for 3.30 pm sailing</h3><h3>Please book your FOOT PASSENGER tickets here: https://www.calmac.co.uk/tickets/standard-tickets#Southern%20Hebrides</h3><h3>T﻿he Monitor Farm Scotland programme is <strong>Farmer Led, Farmer Driven, </strong>so we are looking for proactive farmers to get involved in the management and community groups. Express your interest before or at the meeting. More information will be shared on the day.</h3>

<h2>ARGYLL MONITOR FARM</h2><h2>M﻿eet the Archibald Family - Craigens Farm</h2><h3>Craigens Farm is a 2,000ha tenanted unit on the west coast of Islay ran by Craig Archibald, his son and his father. They have 220 suckler cows and 200 stores, as well as 1,000 ewes and between 1,000–1,200 lambs. The farm focuses on producing Angus and Charolais yearling calves for the store market and fat lambs.</h3><h3>In addition to the livestock, the farm has 20ha producing barley grown for a local distillery and 10ha of forage rape.</h3><h3>Geese grazing places the farm under heavy pressure during the winter and Craigens Farm is in Goose Management Schemes. Most tasks are carried out in-house with their own machinery. As a result, they do some contract sowing with a moor drill and sward lifter.</h3><h3>The business has diversified into oyster farming and is soon to open an on-farm café.</h3><h2>T﻿he ambition of the programme is to instigate positive transformational change in innovative sustainable farming practices on nine farms across Scotland and to use the learnings from these farms for the benefit of farmers across the country.</h2>

<h1>Good to know</h1><h3>I﻿f coming from the mainland please travel as a foot passenger and a bus will collect you at Port Ellen from the 7.30am sailing</h3><h3>Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy/waterproof footwear</h3><h3>Biosecurity - clean vehicles, footwear and clothing before attending</h3><h3>Sorry, no children under 16 or dogs are allowed</h3><h3>Lunch will be off farm and will require independent travel to the venue </h3><h3>BOOKING ESSENTIAL </h3>

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