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Remember the Rest of the Flock
Remember the rest of the flock albeit replacement ewe hoggs for gimmering, tups or cast ewes also need extra nutrition.
Read More >Protect Body Condition
If cows are losing significant body condition, they will have poorer submission and conception rates.
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Fodder Beet
Fodder beet is a root crop of great interest in the ruminant nutrition world due to its huge potential as a high yielding, high energy winter forage.
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Coping With The Bad Weather
With the bad weather we are currently experiencing here are a few tips which could help you.
Read More >Fertilisers and spreader calibration
As part of the Soil and Nutrient Network farms project both West Lothian and Roxburghshire farms demonstrated on farm the importance of fertiliser products, spreader maintenance and calibration. At West…
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When Will Spring Time Come?
Nobody knows when Spring will come and so it is wise to prepare for a delayed turnout so calculating feed and bedding supplies is best now.
Read More >Maximising Calf Survival
With calving time starting it would be worth considering what could be implemented to maximise the survival rate of new born calves. Calf losses can be significant not just at calving but in their first three weeks of life.
Read More >Lambing In Bad Weather
The extended period of snowfall and the plummeting temperatures couldn’t have come at a worse time for heavily in lamb sheep and their stockmen.
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Small scale machinery (FWN 30)
Under the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) – Harvesting and Processing Grant, certain pieces of machinery suitable for farm scale woodland management and timber processing are available, namely firewood processors, mobile…
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Species Focus – Beech (FWN 30)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica) is ubiquitous throughout the country, and arguments continue to persist about its nativeness in Scotland. Long regarded as non-native trees by many, recent research by the University…
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