2023 Publications
Rural Roundup: SPOTLIGHT – Environment
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany & George are joined by Iain Boyd, Senior Environmental Consultant…
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Agribusiness News Audio June 2023
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you 2 sector overviews on biodiversity and farm diversification…
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Rural Roundup: On-Farm Events & Farmer to Farmer Learning and Talking Stock Talk
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert discuss the plethora of opportunities to get onto…
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Agribusiness News June 2023
Welcome to the June edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. N e w s i n b r i e f…
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Introducing the Resilience Vlogs
This year we will be following three farms through vlogs, as they plan their forage and feed supplies to reduce the risk of challenging weather. The team introduce the farmers…
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Crofting Matters – Obtaining a Croft
Getting a croft isn’t easy, whether you are new to agriculture or have been working in crofting all your days. In this episode, Siobhan Macdonald and Graham Fraser discuss how…
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Stock Talk – Beef & Sheep Nutrition: Planning Ahead
In this podcast we hear from SAC’s livestock ruminant nutritionists Lorna Shaw and Karen Stewart. They discuss beef and sheep nutrition from grazing at grass through to planning winter rations…
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Thrill of the Hill – It’s a Trap!
THRILL OF THE HILL | With a lack of apex predators in Scotland, human intervention is often required to maintain a balance of nature, whether that is at the species,…
Read More > Rural Roundup – Headlines & Deadlines, Talking Silage; Whack it, Bale it & Stack it, & Abi Mordin from Propagate
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany MacTaggart and George Chalmers bring you the headlines and deadlines…
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