Podcast Publications
Thrill of The Hill – Farming for 1.5 Degrees
Farming as with all other industries has been set the challenge of operating more efficiently and sustainably in the face of climate change. To achieve a roadmap for the future…
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Livestock Monthly: Dairy (June 2021)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk dairy with Colin Mason of SRUC Vets and Hugh McClymont…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 3 – Sheep genetics, behaviours and painful procedures
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts episodes. Each episode will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of…
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Natural Capital and Rural Businesses
In this episode of the podcast, we are exploring the subject of Natural Capital, what this term means: how does it differs from Environmental Goods and Biodiversity, why it is…
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Understanding the Land
How biodiversity advice helped Threepwood Farm improve soil quality to benefit it’s wildlife In this podcast from the Farm Advisory Service (FAS), Colin Strang Steel, owner of Threepwood Farm in…
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Grassland Management and Silage Making at Glensaugh
In this podcast Malcolm MacDonald speaks to Donald Barrie, farm manager at Glensaugh research farm, and Lorna Macpherson of SAC Consulting’s livestock team about grazing management and how to make…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Finishing Well
Beef finishing has long been seen as an inherently intensive activity, however finishing beef cattle at grass can be a productive use of time, while contributing to good habitat management…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 2
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…
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Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Concentrating on Calving
Calving is one of the busiest times of the year for those in the beef sector and a crucial time for things to go right! A successful calving has huge…
Read More > Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Flock Resilience
While a Brexit trade deal has taken some pressure off the sheep sector the changing political and agricultural landscape means that it must adapt to the new challenges of climate…
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