Podcast Publications
Podcast: Soil & Nutrient Network – Lanarkshire
Find out more about the Soil & Nutrient Network Most farmers understand the importance of applying lime however how many are applying regularly, at the correct rate and the correct…
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Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshow podcasts – IPM planning
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows in January for this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast, Professor Fiona Burnett of…
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Embracing technology to improve sustainability – EID
In this episode, Daniel Stout of SAC Consulting speaks with Harriet Wishart from SRUC’s Kirkton & Auchtertyre Research Farm about the different EID and data recording technology now available and…
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Livestock Grazing Beet: Feat. Dr Jim Gibbs
The third and final podcast in our fodder beet for livestock series. This podcast focuses on the health of livestock grazing beet and we are again joined by Dr Jim…
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Barnside Farm – Becoming Organic, Rotational Grazing, and Mob Grazing
In this podcast SAC Consultant Malcolm MacDonald caught up with Charley and Andrea Walker from Barnside Farm. They discussed their farming system, why they became organic, rotational grazing and mob…
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Mentoring New Entrants: An interview with John Matheson
Interview with John Matheson, owner of a 300-acre, 10 year limited duration tenancy farm based in Aberdeenshire. John has over 20+ years experience in farm management and currently specialises in…
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How can beneficial insects help you?
How can beneficial insects help you? What insects inhabit agricultural land? How can we tweak the balance towards insects that are beneficial to production? Join Dr Paul Chapman, a conservation…
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Managing Straw Supplies for the Winter
Malcolm Macdonald speaks to SAC beef consultants Robert Ramsay and Sarah Balfour about managing straw supplies this winter. With straw availability varying across the country this podcast discusses how farmers…
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A Conversation with Hannah Jackson: The Red Shepherdess
SAC Consultant Mary-Jane Lawrie speaks with Hannah Jackson, who has become something of a farming celebrity. Hannah has a wealth of advice to offer new entrants, and tells her story about…
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Using Fodder Beet – Common problems and myths
The second podcast in our fodder beet for livestock series. Kirsten Williams, SAC Beef and Sheep Consultant is again joined by Dr Jim Gibbs, New Zealand who has had over…
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