Beef: You & Yours
Information on Health & Safety, how technology can help you, and keeping yourself healthy
Sustainable Beef Systems – Cows and Carbon Factsheet
There is significant risk to the sustainability and profitability of farm businesses if the impacts of climate change are not tackled. Scotland has already experienced extreme weather events including record-breaking…
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Farm Safety for Temporary Staff
July 11, 2024Key information contained in this publication: Induct all temporary staff before they start work. Ensure all tasks are properly risk assessed by a competent person...
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Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
August 29, 2023How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with...
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Preparing Stock for Sale – Top Tips
April 12, 2023Selling stock is an important part of any crofting or farming business. Before selling stock at the mart, there are a few things to...
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Overview of Carbon Decision Making Tool for Beef Farmers
April 6, 2023A tool has been designed specifically for beef farms to support them in decision making to reduce emissions following the completion...
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Purchasing Farm Software – What to Consider
March 23, 2023Farm software can be a useful tool to help you stay compliant with regulations, to help keep track of inputs and outputs, and when combined...
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Mental Health and Wellbeing in Agriculture
December 1, 2022Ian Barr is a farmer and contractor based at Upper Dalhousie Farm near Edinburgh. Ian is the former President of Scottish Rugby and has some...
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Cattle EID – Making It Work For You (Pairing Reader to Weigh Head)
May 10, 2021By pairing a canner and a weigh-head, you can make weighing animals paper free and time efficient. This short video shows the simple steps you’ll...
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Farm Resilience – Driving Forward
December 10, 2020Your opportunity to listen back to our evening with Jim Shanks, Colin McGregor, Neil Sandilands and Bob Prentice. Find out what makes a farm business...
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Bouncing Forward From A Crisis
December 4, 2020Farming is a high pressure industry and while the lifestyle is great, at times of great uncertainty it is easy to become overwhelmed. With the...
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Cost Savings Of Using A Drone
November 23, 2020Could using a drone on farm save you money and reduce your labour costs? Could it improve animal welfare?
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Take Care With Cows
October 9, 2020Last month 3 people in the UK were unfortunately killed by cows!
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Farm Safety for Temporary Staff
July 11, 2024Key information contained in this publication: Induct all temporary staff before they start work. Ensure all tasks are properly risk assessed by a competent person...
Read more >
Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
August 29, 2023How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with...
Read more >
Preparing Stock for Sale – Top Tips
April 12, 2023Selling stock is an important part of any crofting or farming business. Before selling stock at the mart, there are a few things to...
Read more >
Overview of Carbon Decision Making Tool for Beef Farmers
April 6, 2023A tool has been designed specifically for beef farms to support them in decision making to reduce emissions following the completion...
Read more >
Purchasing Farm Software – What to Consider
March 23, 2023Farm software can be a useful tool to help you stay compliant with regulations, to help keep track of inputs and outputs, and when combined...
Read more >
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Agriculture
December 1, 2022Ian Barr is a farmer and contractor based at Upper Dalhousie Farm near Edinburgh. Ian is the former President of Scottish Rugby and has some...
Read more >
Cattle EID – Making It Work For You (Pairing Reader to Weigh Head)
May 10, 2021By pairing a canner and a weigh-head, you can make weighing animals paper free and time efficient. This short video shows the simple steps you’ll...
Read more >
Farm Resilience – Driving Forward
December 10, 2020Your opportunity to listen back to our evening with Jim Shanks, Colin McGregor, Neil Sandilands and Bob Prentice. Find out what makes a farm business...
Read more >
Bouncing Forward From A Crisis
December 4, 2020Farming is a high pressure industry and while the lifestyle is great, at times of great uncertainty it is easy to become overwhelmed. With the...
Read more >
Cost Savings Of Using A Drone
November 23, 2020Could using a drone on farm save you money and reduce your labour costs? Could it improve animal welfare?
Read more >
Take Care With Cows
October 9, 2020Last month 3 people in the UK were unfortunately killed by cows!
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