Publications

Soil & Nutrient Network: Case Study – Newmills of Boyne, Banffshire

Read our Case Study about Newmills of Boyne, Banffshire’s Soil & Nutrient Network host farm

Feed and Forage Factsheet

Challenging and unpredictable weather have highlighted the importance of planning feed stocks in preparation for whatever the weather might throw at you! This factsheet provides a logical flow to the forage and feed planning process. All with the aim of informing early intervention, reduce risk of sudden diet changes or expensive feed purchases in late season and ultimately to provide peace of mind that feed supplies can match demand and cost effective livestock performance targets.

Common Grazing Regulations & Committees

What are Common Grazings? How can you ensure that your Common Grazing is regulated? What steps are needed to form a Grazings Committee? This guide from the Crofting Commission is…

Farming with trees: Integrating trees into an upland farm

Regenerative planting has been carried out at SRUC’s Kirkton & Auchtertyre Farms, In this video with John Holland, an Upland Ecologist and Davy McCracken, Head of Hill & Mountain Research,…

The benefits of wader scrapes in an upland farm

Dr. John Holland, an Upland Ecologist shows Prof Davy McCracken the wader scrapes that have been created as part of a SRDP AECS contract at Kirkton & Auchtertyre Farms.

Farm Woodlands: Ground Preparation Practice Guide

Farm Woodlands: Ground Preparation Practice Guide Ground preparation is simply the forestry term for cultivation. Just as you would cultivate the soil for sowing crops to give them the best…