2022 Publications
Crofting Regulation Video Animation
Common Grazing Finances – CAGS grants. Clerks and committee members have a tough job keeping the financial records for Common Grazings, however help is at hand! Here we explain how…
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Setting up Deferred Cattle Grazing
In this short video, Robert Ramsay from SAC Consulting covers the principals and benefits of setting up a ‘deferred grazing’ system for suckler cows to reduce the winter housing period…
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How to Get Started with Carbon Audits
Carbon audits are a hot topic currently! Are you looking to complete your first carbon audit? But just not sure where to start or what to do? Then this video…
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Reducing The Risk of Combine Fires
With soaring temperatures coinciding with harvest, there is a risk of combine fires. These not only cause extensive disruption at one of the busiest times of year but are also…
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How to Get Started with Digital Crop Records
Many computer based crop records programs exist and the functionality makes it easier to keep all the data in one place and increase the ease with which you can prepare…
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Navigation of Rural Payments and Services
The Rural Payments and Services site can be used for many functions and there is a lot of useful information stored on this site. However, if you don’t use the…
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Maintaining Your Business Details on Rural Payments & Services
When was the last time you checked your business details were correct on the Rural Payments and Services site? The information held on Rural Payments is important so that the…
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Rural Payments and Services – Changing Your Login Details and Updating Personal Details
Are you using Rural Payments and Services but would like to change your password or personal details? Examples of personal details that you may wish to change are as follows:…
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Cropcast – Grain Marketing
Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, SAC advisor, Tiffany Mactaggart will be joined by a range of industry experts,…
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StockTalk – Sheep System Changes at SRUC Barony with Perry Parkinson (August 2022)
In this podcast we hear from SRUC Barony’s Head Shepherd Perry Parkinson, who will tell us a bit about his background and his work at SRUC Barony including the changes…
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