Virtual Tours

Elchies Farm

Scotland

The Scottish Living lab is working with farmers and relevant agricultural organisations to understand the role of digital tools and platforms on small and medium-sized farms, both in terms of farming activities and diversified activities such as farm shops, tourist accommodation and educational workshops. The demonstration farm – Elchies Farm, is in Speyside, North-east Scotland. The farmers run a herd of Boer goats and a small flock of pedigree sheep. The fully automated '24 hour' farm shop provides a connection between a wide range of Scottish producers and the local community. This interactive virtual tour will give you a flavour of what Elchies farm is like and show you the range of digital tools and platforms used by the farmers. These include technologies related to animal husbandry, such as temperature monitors, an on-farm weather station, and webcams used to monitor the animals’ health and welfare. The virtual tour also showcases the farmers’ use of a wide range of social media platforms to promote themselves and their activities, and their use of online selling platforms to promote and market products from the farm.