• Been asked to add CCTV for your dairy contract?

    What to check when you need CCTV for a dairy contract If you've been asked to put in CCTV for a dairy contract, it's tempting to go straight to counting cameras. We'd start somewhere else. We'd want to know two things first: what exactly the contract says you need to [...]

  • Farm fuel theft: how to protect diesel tanks and machinery

    Bulk fuel tanks can hold thousands of pounds’ worth of diesel, so their location, access and security are worth reviewing. How to cut the risk of farm fuel theft A bulk tank can have thousands of pounds' worth of diesel sitting in it, out in the yard, often with nothing [...]

  • How much does a livestock camera system cost?

    Livestock cameras let farmers check animals remotely while carrying on with the rest of the day’s work. What a livestock camera system costs *Prices checked September 2026 Livestock camera prices vary a lot. You can buy a camera online for around £100. A professionally installed livestock camera system usually starts [...]

  • Can a normal CCTV camera read number plates?

    You can see the vehicles clearly enough, but you'd have no chance reading the registrations. What CCTV can and can't do with number plates We get asked this one a lot. Can CCTV read number plates? The honest answer is sometimes. If a car is fairly close, going slowly, coming [...]

  • Rural Broadband Options in Scotland: Fibre, Starlink, LEO Satellite, 4G/5G and Wi-Fi Explained

    If you live or work in rural Scotland, broadband can feel like one of those problems that should have been solved years ago — but somehow still gets in the way of the day. A document takes too long to upload. A video call freezes. The CCTV app will not [...]