Publications
Acquiring Land Through Seasonal Land And Tenancy
In this video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, we’re talking about how to find land. What…
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How To Source Finance
In this video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, we’re talking how to source finance. What questions…
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How To Set Up A Business
In the first of a new series, we’re looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture. We’ll have regular videos throughout the…
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Best Practice Procedures For Making Baled Silage
There are a number of important steps during the silage making process which can influence nutritional of the end product, impacting on livestock performance and cost of production. This factsheet gives advice on when to cut grass for silage, how long to wilt for, use of additives and handling and storage of bales. Environmental considerations of baled silage are also discussed including forage budgeting and type and amount of plastic used.
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Agribusiness News June 2021
The June 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep…
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Forage for Profit – Pre lambing Nutrition
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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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