Video Publications
Women in Agriculture, Angus & Aberdeenshire: Ewe Management for Lambing Success
The aim of a successful lambing is to produce lambs with high vigour from ewes which are in the correct condition to avoid lambing difficulties, metabolic disorders and have a…
Read More >Strategies to High Fertiliser Prices & Planning for 2022
With fertiliser prices having seen a drastic increase over the past few months now is the time to plan if you haven’t already done so what your fertiliser policy will…
Read More >Fodder beet: From seeding to feeding
During the 2021 growing season, we sited a time laps camera on Robert Andersons fodder beet in Aberdeenshire, this has captured the growth of this plant. Kirsten Williams talks through…
Read More >Video: Making the most of digestate applications
Thomas Neely from Entrust Environmental explains how farmers can benefit from applying digestate as an organic manure. With rising prices for artificial fertilisers many farmers are looking for…
Read More >Healthy Soils – Drainage
Well-drained and aerated soils are of paramount importance for efficient farming and livestock production. As part of our Healthy Soils Series, we have interviewed a specialist to provide you with…
Read More >Healthy Soils – Liming
Liming has many benefits to soils, environment and livestock, but also faces crofters and farmers with certain challenges. As part of the Healthy Soils Series, we have interviewed farmers in…
Read More >Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Balnellan Farm
Balnellan is farmed with the neighbouring unit at Lochliesk and their land at Weser Gauldwell, coming to ~148 hectares. They also rent some 130 hectares of cropping land and about…
Read More >Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Aucheneck Estates
Aucheneck Estates are farming at Aucheneck with the nearby units of Hillhead of Catter, Shandon Drymen, Gallangard and Cairnlea, totalling some 1,915ha which is all rough grazing and permanent grassland.…
Read More >Reflections on the Nutrient Network Farm programme: Bielgrange
Father and son Angus and Niall Jeffrey farm 288 ha (711 acres) arable and 246 ha (608 acres) of grassland over two farming units in East Lothian. Bielgrange lies between…
Read More >New Entrant Case Study – Isla Murray
Isla Murray is a 17 year old New Entrant to Crofting from the Isle of Lewis who has recently taken on a Sublet of a 6 Acre Croft. She has…
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