Video Publications
Improve Your Soil Fertility
This video covers soil fertility to maximise use of synthetic fertiliser by correcting soil pH, maintaining adequate phosphate (P) and Potassium (K) indices and encouraging clover. Poppy Frater, Sheep and…
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Improve Your Grassland Productivity With Weed Control
In this video we hear Poppy Frater, Grassland Specialist at SAC Consulting, and Colin Taylor, Taylor Technologies, discuss two weeds most important to established grassland in Scotland – Docks and Creeping…
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New Entrants Calendar – Best practice for good silage making for New Entrants
In this short video SAC Consulting dairy specialist Lorna MacPherson discusses the process of producing the best quality baled silage from; The timing of cutting How long to wilt To…
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New Entrants Calendar – Grassland Weed Identification For New Entrants
Wondering what the weeds in your grassland are and how to deal with them? In this video SAC Consulting agricultural consultant Finlay Ross discusses how to identify and control common…
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Calving at 3 Years Old: Selecting Heifers
The third of this years farmer vlogs comes from Billy Graham, Craigdarroch Farm, Sanquar who gives us an overview of his farming system and tells us what he looks for…
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Calving at 2.5 years old: Selecting Heifers
The second of this years farmer vlogs comes from Stewart Stronach of Berryleys at Keith, home to the Islavale pedigree Simmental herd. Stewart gives us an overview of his farming…
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Calving at 2 Years Old: Selecting Heifers
The first of this years farmer vlogs comes from Tom Hopkinson at Lindertis Farm at Kirriemuir, who gives us an overview of his farming system and tells us what he…
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Calving Heifers: Choosing the Right Age
Suckler herds are being encouraged to improve efficiency by reducing the age of first calving to 2 years old. Whilst this can increase the farm output whilst reducing the carbon…
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How To Avoid Lead Poisoning In Your Herd
Lead poisoning occurs every year on Scottish farms, which carries huge welfare and economic losses. Hannah Orr, SRUC Veterinary Services discusses this problem, how it occurs and how…
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Grazing Principles for Productive Flocks
In this webinar recorded 26th May, Poppy Frater and Daniel Stout of SAC’s GrazeUp discuss the core principles of effective grazing management to optimise pasture growth and utilisation, maintain pasture…
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