Publications
Creating A Social Media Campaign Factsheet
Social media is a network of over 3.5 billion users that just love to share, seek, and create information. As a business owner, do you utilise these networks in a way that produces great results for your business, your family, and your communities?
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Checking Heifers Pre-Breeding
Difficult calvings are a major drain on resources at calving time, both in terms of labour and finances. While completely eliminating dystocia in cattle is impossible, investing in a Pre-breeding…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Nature Friendly Farming Network
In the shadow of COP26 Scotland prepares to host the world as we agree common targets and policies to combat climate change, equally important is the biodiversity crisis. In episode…
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Using DLT / Blockchain to developing a reliable assurance system for Gluten Free Oats
Overview This project originated from an enquiry to SRUC from a group of NE farms seeking a reliable method of providing, traceability, provenance and assurance for the gluten free oat…
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More To Sheep Than Meat (webinar)
Meat is the primary product for the majority of sheep farmers and crofters, however not everyone breeds and keeps sheep for meat. In this webinar, we hear from a panel…
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Health, Wellbeing and Nutrition with Anna Groom
As part of the Health is your Wealth series we chatted with Anna Groom, registered dietician, nutritionist and farmers wife. With Anna we discuss why nutrition is important and how…
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Cropcast: Ramularia
Ramularia has established itself as one of hardest of all pathogens to manage in our barley crops. Symptoms are unpredictable and severity varies hugely site to site and season to…
Read More >Thrill of The Hill – Heather Management
Scotland is host to the largest concentration of heather moorland in the world with huge biodiversity interest and carbon holding potential. In this sixteenth episode of the Thrill of the…
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Joint Ventures – What Are The Opportunities For Livestock Enterprises?
Whether you are looking to set up a new venture as a new/young entrant or looking to expand an existing business or are looking to slow down/scale down, Joint Ventures (JV) could be the perfect business arrangement, but the question is – which type of joint venture suits your needs best and what do you need to be mindful of?
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