Publications
Forage Crop vlog – Introducing Robert Anderson
The first of this year’s farmer vlogs comes from Robert Anderson, Corskellie, who gives us a run through of his family’s farming enterprises and use of forage crops for livestock.…
Read More >Forage for Profit – Spring Forage Crops
The Forage for Profit Discussion Group are a group of beef and sheep producers based in South West Scotland with a common desire to improve business profitability through improved utilisation…
Read More >Plugging the Protein Gap in Scotland – Legumes (webinar)
Legumes have untapped potential in Scotland and offer the opportunity to add increased diversity to an arable rotation or a break crop between grass leys. Researchers at SRUC have been…
Read More >The Best of Marbled Beef – report
Despite the ‘consumer eating experience’ being key to selling prime beef cuts, there is currently no UK industry consensus on a metric for this. Intramuscular fat (IMF) is, however, known…
Read More >Rock On Soils – Final Report
Rock On Soils was a nine-month farm innovation project. A collaboration between scientists and farmers, the aim was to explore the use of a basic silicate rock as a method…
Read More >Women in Agriculture, Perthshire: Social Media Skills (Webinar)
The use of social media has escalated during the pandemic so join the Perthshire Women in Agriculture group as they take a look at the key social media platforms and…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Finishing Well
Beef finishing has long been seen as an inherently intensive activity, however finishing beef cattle at grass can be a productive use of time, while contributing to good habitat management…
Read More >Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 2
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Concentrating on Calving
Calving is one of the busiest times of the year for those in the beef sector and a crucial time for things to go right! A successful calving has huge…
Read More >Podcast: Thrill of The Hill – Flock Resilience
While a Brexit trade deal has taken some pressure off the sheep sector the changing political and agricultural landscape means that it must adapt to the new challenges of climate…
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