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Cereal Trials Open Evening, East Lothian – Post-event summary
The East Lothian Cereal Trials Open Evening was held in glorious sunshine recently at Cauldshiel. The theme of the event this year was on making the most of home markets…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Lanarkshire – Post-event summary
Key Points: EID recording of sheep can be used to improve business efficiency and inform management decisions. Ensure all sections (continuous, identification and replacement records) of your holding register are…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Inverness – Post-event summary
The sun shone on the second Inverness group meeting, held at Kinnahaird, Contin; the farm of Amy Grant which is run in partnership with her mum, Dorothy. Poppy Frater led…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Caithness – Post-event summary
The meeting was held at Spittal Mains Farm, by kind permission of the Erridge & Southall Families – this was recently led by SAC Consultant Cat MacGregor. An excellent turnout…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Argyll – Post-event summary
At the second of the Argyll Women in Agriculture meetings, we went back to the basics of soil health and nutrition; what is soil made of, what nutrients can be…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Morayshire – Post-event summary
The main speaker for the day was Poppy Frater, a grassland and sheep specialist with SAC Consulting. She used a mix of presentation and participative techniques to talk about getting…
Read More >Women in agriculture: Aberdeenshire – Post-event summary
This was the second meeting of the Aberdeenshire Women in Agriculture group held at Scatterburn farm. Topics up for discussion on the day were grassland management, livestock vet and med,…
Read More >Managing the risk of ear diseases in cereals
There are three grades of ear disease in cereals to worry about – those that can strip yield and cause food safety issues like fusarium, those that can strip yield…
Read More >Sub-Acute Ruminal Acidosis in the Dairy Herd
Acute acidosis is a metabolic disease characterised by unexplained diarrhoea, inappetence, lethargy, bloating and, in extreme cases, death. It is caused by a sudden drop in rumen pH usually below…
Read More >Mid-Season Management of Slurry
With many farmers now preparing grassland for second cut silage, this article provides a reminder of some basic principles of nutrient management and considers how to make the best possible…
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