Publications
Lambing Information Sheet: Joint ill in lambs
Lambing Information Sheet: Joint ill in lambs Joint-ill is a recurring problem at lambing time and a variety of different bacteria can cause problems. Streptococcus dysgalactiae is capable of causing…
Read More >Lambing Information Sheet: Lambing shed hygiene
Lambing Information Sheet: Lambing shed hygiene Good hygiene in the lambing shed will reduce problems with disease and increase both ewe and lamb survival. This information sheet contains some easy…
Read More >Lambing Information Sheet: Preventing infection in newborn lambs
Lambing Information Sheet: Preventing infection in newborn lambs Every spring large numbers of lambs fall ill and many die from preventable bacterial infections such as watery mouth, navel ill, liver…
Read More >Lambing Information Sheet: Treating chilled Lambs
Lambing Information Sheet: Treating chilled lambs Newborn lambs are prone to chilling and hypothermia. They can lose body heat rapidly particularly in cold, wet and windy weather so it is…
Read More >Farm Advisory Service newsletter March 2020
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Read More >Employing People (podcast)
Employing People in agriculture is becoming an increasingly complex situation. Many farms employ people on a self-employed basis to provide valuable extra resources at busy times – for example relief…
Read More >KTIF Final Report Live Lambs – Improving Lamb Survival and Farm Profitability
A project delivered by SAC Consulting and funded by the Scottish Government Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund. Project Leaders – Kirsten Williams and Poppy Frater, SAC Consulting. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim…
Read More >Feast or Famine: Water on your farm – Water Scarcity (video)
In a changing climate, extreme weather conditions are likely to become more prevalent. One such recent event was the extreme heat of the summer of 2018 where…
Read More >Women in Agriculture: Becci Barr, Easter Bavelaw Farm (podcast)
We spoke to Becci Barr, a farmer in Midlothian about her experiences as a new entrant farmer, what she learned from her time on the Rural Leadership Programme and a…
Read More >New Entrants to Farming Gathering 2020: delegates
The second instalment from #negather20, (The first is here) perceptions from our super inspired participants. Why should you attend a day like this? Listen to their feedback…
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