Video Publications
Video: Improving habitats for farmland birds
Agricultural consultant Paul Chapman explains how farmland birds have shown significant population declines in Scotland, and across Europe, since the 1970s. In this video, he visits Hopewell Farm near Tarland…
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Video: Fighting bank erosion with willow spiling
Learn more about willow spiling and how it can help prevent riverbank erosion. Farmers and landowners within the Garnock Catchment are invited to contact Garnock Connections about trialling riverbank stabilisation…
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Video: Harvesting heat from the ground – Ground source heat pumps
Ground source heat pumps take low-grade energy in the form of heat from the ground and, with a heat exchange unit, convert it into a more usable form of energy…
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Video: UK Climate Projections 2018: What it tells us & what we can do
The UK Climate Projections produced at the end of 2018 provide the most comprehensive picture yet of how our climate might change over the next century. This is the first…
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Video: Expanding your slurry storage with AECS
Farmer Dougie Hogarth from Knockrivoch Farm in Ayrshire hosted one of our ‘Slurry Storage & Construction’ events earlier in the year. In this video, Dougie explains why he chose to…
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Video: Forage crops for an organic system
Forage crops can provide a range of benefits, including business resilience against variable fodder supplies, low cost out-wintering and opportunities to expand farm output. We recently filmed three case studies…
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Soil Phosphorous Management
Dr Bill Crooks describes a new approach to managing phosphorous in your soil. Low levels of soil phosphorous can be very detrimental to grass and clover in the sward and…
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Forage Crops: Kevin Stewart
Forage crops can provide a range of benefits, including business resilience against variable fodder supplies, low cost out-wintering and opportunities to expand farm output. We recently filmed three case studies…
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Video: Getting to know the Muirburn Code
NB: All Muirburn is now illegal during the COVID-19 pandemic This video highlights key points from the Muirburn Code. A new version of the Muirburn Code was produced for the…
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The multiple benefits of water margins on an upland farm
At least 2 km of watercourse have been fenced off as part of the agri-environmental management at SRUC’s Kirkton & Auchtertyre Farms. Dr. John Holland an Upland Ecologist who’s been…
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