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Mitigating Beavers’ Impacts on a Farm
Type: Video
Kate Sanky from West Moss-side Organic Farm has noticed beaver activity on her land and is concerned about the risk of flooding to her land and business. Dr Roo Campbell,…
Accommodating Beaver Impacts on a Farm
Type: Video
Nicola Colquhoun from Ledcharrie farm, a family run deer farm in the north of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, discusses how she first noticed beavers on her land.…
Beavers: Translocation, Ecology and Mitigation
Type: Video
The Cairngorm National Park Authority (CPNA) is in the process of applying for a license to translocate beavers to the national park. Jonathan Willet and Lewis Pate from CNPA discuss…
Trace element deficiencies in growing lambs
Type: Video
Any disease or ill health in livestock can have a negative impact on production through reduced growth rates, fertility, and rearing ability. Poor or prolonged performance will result in a…
Rural Roundup – SPOTLIGHT: Policy
Type: Podcast
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert catch up with Steven Thomson, Rural Policy…
Milk Manager News – July 2023
Type: Milk Manager News
Welcome to the July edition of Milk Manager News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. Along with the regular articles on milk and cereal market…
Minimising Dry Matter Losses in Clamped Silage
Type: Video
Dry matter (nutrient) losses from clamped silage can be on average 25%, representing a significant amount of feed value disappearing between cutting the grass and feeding the silage out to…
Resilience Vlog 1 – Joe Baker (Scottish Borders)
Type: Video
This year we will be following Joe Baker at Windshiel Farm near Duns in the Scottish Borders. Joe is trialling various cropping methods in order to improve forage production resilience…
Agribusiness News Audio July 2023
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you 2 sector overviews on potatoes and having bees…
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