BBC Scotland's environment correspondentShe describes herself as an agro-ecological grazier. She doesn't own a tractor, has no barns or sheds, and she grows no crops.
The animals are outside all year round and are moved daily, either to another field or to a different section of the same field. Although her herd contains only 30 animals at present, Nikki insists the grazing system she practices is replicable at scale with some already doing it with up to 180 animals.
"What we need to do is put very strict conditions on that funding to make sure that nature and climate are prioritised."Gary Christie operates a more traditional farm which relies on subsidies They say this would make some businesses unprofitable. Instead, they want 80% of the funding to go directly to farmers for supporting food production.