The family businesses operate through a number of trading concerns:

Seafield Estate
The operation manages woodlands, let farms and residential property in the Cullen Estate, and mainly mature forestry interests in Strathspey.

Commercial woodland at Cullen is predominately Sitka spruce which grows on a 60 year rotation and is intended, mainly, for the UK construction market. In the course of a growing cycle, a number of thinnings may be made to allow the better development of the crop. Much of the timber at Strathspey is native Scots pine which has a much longer growing cycle. All of the family woodlands are certified under the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). Compliance with UKWAS involves adhering to agreed principles and practices of sustainable forest management, from initial planning to harvesting. UKWAS is recognised by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which is an international organisation that brings people together to find solutions which promote responsible stewardship of the world’s forests.

The Estate provides the joint administration arrangements for the  management of all the family ownerships and related businesses.

There is considerable interaction with the local villages. The Estate, as the major landowner in the area, acts as a facilitator making land available for housing and commercial needs to enable the settlements to grow.

Old Cullen Farms
One of three family farming businesses operating across Aberdeenshire and Moray, this partnership between Lord and Lady Seafield is the largest.   The main crops are malting barley and wheat, using potatoes and oilseed rape as break crops.    Some Seafield Estate tenants supply contracting services and the partnership acts as a contractor to other family businesses.   A typical annual cropping programme would be:

Under the new European Common Agricultural Policy, the partnership qualifies for 1,269.05 Single Farm Payment (SFP) units of entitlement. The amount paid is after deductions for the National Reserve, modulation and financial discipline. In 2009 the payment is expected to be around £290,000. Payment depends on the land being managed to a standard described as ‘good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC). The SFP and associated cross-compliance controls acknowledge the public benefits derived from good agricultural management. Under the new CAP proposals, it is anticipated that the SFP will reduce in future years.

Reidhaven Estate
Although there are let farms and forestry interests at Cullen, the major trading operation involves the sporting and let land on the Strathspey Estate.

The Estate manages some of Scotland's most prestigious sport. This site hosts a sample of our sporting brochure, which sets out the variety of sport and quality accommodation available. The three Castle Grant fishing beats are internationally renowned and the Estate's grouse moors are equally famous. The sporting operations are managed entirely commercially rather than for the benefit of the proprietor.

Sporting shooting is labour intensive. While revenue comes from only a few days sport, there is a continual program of vermin control and moor maintenance. The sport is expensive to supply and manage but it allows the essential muirburn etc. to be financed and allows Scotland's beautiful uplands to be maintained. Shooting supports rural families and jobs and brings considerable foreign currency into the local economy. It receives no subsidy from the UK treasury.

Reidhaven Farms
This business also specialises in growing cereal crops and a typical cropping programme is:

The business qualifies for 374.24 Single Farm Payment (SFP) units of entitlement with the 2009 payment expected to be in the region of £88,000 after all cross-compliance requirements have been met.

Ogilvie-Grant Estate
With business interests at both Cullen and Strathspey, income is generated from forestry and the letting of agricultural land at Cullen.

Seafield Heirs 2009 Trust
This small farming business also grows cereals and qualifies for Single Farm Payment entitlements.

Dava Enterprises Ltd
This company a small industrial site at the former Boyndie Airfield, near Banff.. A wind farm at Boyndie has been generating electricity since 2006.