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Agribusiness News March 2023
Welcome to the March edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. N e w s i n b r i e…
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Preparing for Calving and Maximising Live Calves
As calving time approaches, we address how to maximise live calves through management and record keeping in this short video. Highlighting the gold, silver and bronze of KPI records, looking…
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The Need-to-Knows on Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs)
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones have been a feature of farming life in the more intensively farmed parts of Scotland for more than 20 years. This video looks at the common pitfalls…
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Improving Lamb Carcass Quality – CT Scanning
Following on from a webinar on the topic, find out what CT scanning is and how it can be used to improve lamb carcass quality. This publication will explain the…
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Grazing Spring Grass for Productive Flocks
In this final webinar of the 2022/23 grazing for productive flocks series, SAC specialist Daniel Stout provides an overview of pasture measuring and budgeting before we hear from Perthshire farmer,…
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Nature Based Solutions to Combat Rising Fertiliser Costs
The rising costs of inorganic fertilisers alongside concerns regarding their environmental impact has seen many Scottish farmers explore alternative solutions. To ensure sufficient nutrients are available for plant uptake, a…
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Keeping Control of Costs – Financial Planning for Livestock Farmers
Livestock farmers are experiencing unprecedented input costs, and while there are no silver bullets, good cost control and cashflow management can help to ensure that businesses remain resilient. This guide…
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Technology to Improve Business Performance and Resilience – Arable
In this series of three fact sheets an arable, beef and sheep farmer have been interviewed to find out what key pieces of farm technology they cannot do without. In…
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Recognising Healthy Peatlands
In this video, Dr Lorna Cole from SAC Consulting discusses how to recognise degraded peatlands with Laura Curtis-Moss from East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative. Related FAS Resources Protecting Scotland’s Peatlands…
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