Podcast Publications
Livestock Monthly: Sheep (Recorded March 2022)
Inflation in costs is a major challenge for sheep producers across the country. Optimising livestock performance will never have been more important than it is this year. In this podcast,…
Read More >Thrill of the Hill – Great Yellow Bumblebee
2017 saw the start of Scotland’s Pollinator Strategy, now in 2022 and half way through a ten-year plan, the role and importance of pollinators has only become more significant. Pollinators…
Read More >Livestock Monthly: Beef (Recorded February 2022)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Agricultural Consultant Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk beef with Veterinary Investigation Officer, Tim Geraghty of SRUC Veterinary…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of the Hill – An Introduction to Geo Parks
The idea of land receiving designations or protections often gets a visceral reaction from farmers, crofters and landowners, with the threat of limitations and restrictions of activities,…
Read More >Making Sheep Systems Sustainable: Controlling Liver Fluke
Daniel Stout speaks with Dr Philip Skuce from Moredun Research Institute about liver fluke in sheep. Resistance to triclabendazole, the only flukicide effective against all stages of immature fluke, is…
Read More >Encouraging Cropping – Machair
In this podcast we hear from Johanne Ferguson of NatureScot about the importance of cropping on the Uist Machair. We discuss what the machair is and what it is designated…
Read More >Livestock Monthly: Dairy (Recorded December 2021)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes, this month hosted by Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk dairy with specialist Lorna MacPherson and Colin Mason of SRUC…
Read More >Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: Parasites
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
Read More >Encouraging Cropping – Farmland Birds
In this podcast we hear from Chris Bailey RSPB Scotland about the importance of cropping areas for many farmland birds. We discuss the nature and climate emergencies and the need…
Read More >Health is your Wealth – Doug Avery, The Resilient Farmer
In this episode of the Farm Advisory Service podcast, we’re focussing on mental health and well being. We’re really lucky to be joined by a man who is now a…
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