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Feed Budgeting Before It’s Too Late
The poor weather over the past few months has caused many farms to house stock earlier than anticipated. It has also hampered silage making efforts, resulting in some farms having lower forage stocks than usual. Going forward into winter it is essential to know you have enough forage to see the stock through until next spring.
Read More >Rats Be Prepared
It is likely that rats wills start to come back into farm buildings earlier this autumn as temperatures fall and their natural feed supplies dwindle.
Read More >Monitoring Trace Element Status
There are three main reasons to check trace element status
Read More >How Much Does Footrot Cost?
Relative to some diseases footrot is minor, but individual farm circumstances matter.
Read More >Thin Ewes, What Is The Cause?
In the run up to the main tupping season checking ewe body condition score (BCS) and considering the impact that disease may be having on it is an important part of flock health planning.
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Shooting Rights and Deer Forests – Rates (FWN 29)
In recent weeks (September 2017) local Councils around Scotland have been sending out Valuation Notices to landowners and occupiers. These are “notices” of rateable values (RV) for Shooting Rights and…
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A clear road ahead (FWN 29)
From a small farm estate to a large clear-fell contract, pre-planning and good contract management is essential. Roadside felling can be just one of the many hazards and constraints that…
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Landowners to join the Forestry Industry Safety Accord (FISA) in challenge to improve forest safety (FWN 29)
In the five years up to March 2012, there was an average of 10.4 forestry fatalities per 100,000 workers. This is more than three times the fatality rate for the…
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Love huts (FWN 29)
In Scandinavian countries, many families have a summer house, which in reality is a wooden cabin or hut in the woods they retreat to at weekends or for holidays. In…
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Common sense tree safety (FWN 29)
We often take trees for granted due to their long lives; they appear to be permanent features in the landscape. However, unlike truly permanent features, trees are living – and…
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