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A Practical Guide to Selecting Finished Cattle
Knowing when your cattle are ready for sale is a crucial factor in optimising returns from your beef enterprise. The most popular route for finished cattle is selling directly to…
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Keeping and Maintaining Ewe Condition
Managing a ewe’s body condition score (BCS) is an essential tool to ensure performance and productivity of the ewe. This allows to assess the level of fat along the ewes…
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Peatland Restoration – Your Most Pressing Questions Answered
Have you been considering peatland restoration on your farm and croft, but there are still a few questions you need answered? In this article, we addressed the most frequently asked…
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Mineral Requirements in Housed Cattle
Key Messages Consider doing a mineral audit to determine if you are meeting the recommended mineral intakes for your cattle. Consider the response of the animal, is it performing as…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Management Matters: Carbon – Would You Credit It?
Carbon & Biodiversity Credits What is coming down the line for carbon and biodiversity credits for farmers and land managers in Scotland? Recent events and publications continue to build the…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Inputs: Calving Intervals
Herd Fertility Suckler cows are the key input in every suckler cow enterprise so managing and improving the fertility of your suckler herd is one of the keyways to improve…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Sector Focus: HerdPlan
Enhancing Livestock Health and Productivity through Dynamic Health Planning Effective health planning is essential for enhancing animal health, welfare, and productivity. This can be achieved through close collaboration with your…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Milk
Milk production data Milk production is full steam ahead, with volumes significantly ahead of this time last year. GB October deliveries were 2.6% more than October last year (1,029 mlitres…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Sector Focus: The Trump Effect
By Kev Bevan. On January 20th, 2025, the new Trump presidency will formally start. For at least the first couple of years Capitol Hill will also be controlled by the…
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Agribusiness News December 2024 – Sheep & Turkeys
Christmas Costs The American Farm Bureau Federation has recently published their findings for the cost of a thanksgiving dinner for 2024. This is done annually by deploying volunteer shoppers over…
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