Have you ever been to Stirlingshire?  It is a beautiful part of Scotland - the 'Gate Way to The North'.  If you haven't been there - you should visit.  And guess what... I know a great farm stay which is beautifully done up and right in the middle of the farm so you can get involved if you want to.

I was lucky enough to be brought up at Old Leckie. The farm is now run by my brother, Fergus, and his wife Alison Younger (with their three girls).

Fergus and Alison have made a few changes over

Extended offer Now till the 30th June 2016

Check our great offer on the Centaur below!  

So the time of year has come for the ponies to be let loose on new grass but we all have the moment of dread, just how much will they eat and how big will the waist line end up?

Many of us think oh help... Laminitis... when we see the lush grass coming through and panic and suddenly remember the plan we had meant to execute over the winter period and buy a strip grazing kit to have ready for this exact moment

We answer questions regularly on gateways, here are a few examples of different gateway openings for you.

This time of year is when the poaching damage can be done, here are some examples that might help you with this problem.

The Live Gateway

As you can see there is rope across the gateway stopping the livestock from pushing through or using it as a scratching post and bending it making it more likely to bounce open.

This means the field is protected from every angle should you have naughty livestock

Hi Guys,

Well today here in East Lothian the sun came up at 06.22 and goes down at 20.01 and the sun is trying to show the clouds, keep trying sun...

So that is over 14 hrs of daylight ( not I do not say sunshine lol), With the longer days I am sure those of you with chickens are loving the fresh eggs check out our kits and our offer of the Month of May

Then for those of you who are solar users do not miss out on this solar energiser offer ends 30th April 2016 we also have other energiser that

Well Hello sun..... we today for us at least ( some of you who I speak to have been blessed with a lot more than us )

Here we are going to chat about keeping animals in a moveable enclosure, I am looking at Sheep, pigs and cows.

Keeping them where you want them:

Electric fencing is a highly effective way of containing or strip grazing your animals and/or splitting up existing fields. A visible and easily moveable three line fence provides strip-grazing when it is erected across fields. So why

Water Pumps and Incentive Schemes to Protect Drinking Water:

What can I find out in this blog:

1. Further information on our Water Pumps
2. Incentive Schemes through Scottish Water - where to find your application
3. Financing Information

Check it out in action at BETA this year

This nifty little device could save your aching muscles, ensure you are being kind to the water courses around you, save you time and get you some grant money as well.

Solar/Battery Pump - £554.40

Battery Pump - £388.00

If like

***SALE on until the end of April 2016 ***

Whether you are planning a boundary fence line, a veg patch that might be vulnerable, letting the new spring lambs out for the 1st time or thinking about strip grazing in the future. We have a few posts on offer this month I am sure you will find some that suit your needs

1. Recycled White Plastic Paddock Posts - Pack of 10  £10.00

This offer ends when we sell out!  Yes you read that right £1 per post what a great price!

Post Information: This is our

Hello all, Happy Winter months.

And as many of you will have noticed hello rugs on some horses, this means that winter is here and that not only are the nights  darker and longer ( but now getting shorter yepee) but the grass will start to become scarse, now is an ideal time to think about sectioning off your field so you can rotate the horses to prevent poaching of the ground and you can still have some grass for them to eat here is a link to our horse kits which will allow you to look at sectioning

So last year we travelled down to see them in a very sunny Devon

This year we invited them you to East Lothian to a cold and sunless day of training,Sorry guys... It is at this point I will mention we were using Rockrose Equestrian Sports Centre's thanks guys.

So every year we have a training day or 2 on new products (some exciting things to follow) and also try to do as much as possible on our FAQ's so we are tip top on answering your questions.

We started by putting up a 50m  Premium poultry

Well we are nearly at the half way mark of 2015 nearly.....

So for June we have rot you the FALCON Battery powered energiser.

RRP £229.14   Offer price £146.77

This energiser is great for you out there who want to use a large distance of netting as it will happily cope with 2 to 4 nets. So if you want to keep the hens as free range as you can but protected against Mr Fox this is the energiser for you.

Keeping sheep and lambs safe well you can use this energiser on netting or on lines of fence,