Duncan Family Farms, Loch Lomond

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Family Running the Business

Duncan Family Farms compromises of two businesses and three farms;

• Business 1 – HJ & IM Duncan, Blairfad & Lands of Drumhead, Balfron Station.
• Business 2 – JB & I Duncan, Inveruglas, Arrochar

Within the businesses are;

• Bruce & Shona Duncan. They have four children Jan, Rebecca, Sally & Gregor and live at Lands of Drumhead
• Ian & Tricia Duncan (Bruce’s Mum & Dad) live at Blairfad
• John & Jane Duncan (John is Ian’s cousin) and lives at Inveruglas

Size

HJ & M Duncan Farm – 525Ha
JB &I Duncan Farm – 1600Ha

Farming Enterprise

Both businesses run suckler cattle and flocks of ewes.

Agritourism Business

With the older generation starting to think about taking a step back, Bruce and Shona have the idea to develop Tourism & Food & Drink offerings within the business including;

• Shepherds Huts
• Home produced meat
• Pop up cake & coffee café on the West Highland Way (which goes through part of the farm)
• Farm Tours

Length of Time Farming

Duncan Family Farms have been established since 1957, with Bruce & Shona joining the business in 1997.

Length of Time in Tourism

The family started developing their plans for an agritourism business in Spring 2019

Current Challenges

• Planning permission
• Getting set up
• Older generation

Focus for 2020

The current focus for Bruce and Shona is to;

• expand meat business.
• Improve popup café on the West Highland Way
• Hopefully get Shepherds huts up & running
• Possibly venture into farm tours at Inveruglas.

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