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Sustainable Sheep Systems – “Ewe are what ewe eat” (video)

17 February 2021
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Ewe nutrition in the 8 weeks pre-lambing is essential to ensure the ewe receives sufficient energy and protein to support the growth of the unborn lambs and milk production. The…

Beef Supply Chain

15 February 2021
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Breeding And Feeding For Sustainable Sheep Systems

10 February 2021
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In this webinar, the first in a number of outputs, Dewi Jones, CEO of Innovis, will discuss how they have developed a low cost productive sheep system that achieves high…

Sheep Record Keeping

9 February 2021
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Is sheep record keeping a challenging part of your farm business or are you a new entrant who wants to know more about sheep records? This online event will featured…

AgriBusiness News February 2021

The February edition is now available to download and read here. Along with the regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we have feature articles…

Animal Health is Wealth (podcast)

1 February 2021
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Following on from Animal Health is Wealth webinar, James Orr talks to The Woodlands Trust Scotland farmer Janet Pringle and her vet, Rhona Anderson of Forth Valley Vets, about their experience…

Richard Briggs of Briggs Shetland Lamb

Sheep management in coastal areas

28 January 2021
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Sheep and Grassland Specialist Poppy Frater talks to Richard Briggs of Briggs Shetland Lamb – a company which sells Shetland lamb across the country from London to Lerwick.  We discuss…

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Nutrient Strategy – Compost

26 January 2021
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For further detail on soil organic matter & composting please visit the Farm Advisory Service’s Kerchesters Farm webpage. In this episode George Gauley is joined by Jim McFarlane from Edrington…

AgriScot Across The Airwaves

26 January 2021
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2020 has been a year that has seen all industries and sectors within agriculture have to adapt to a new normal, and this has extended to shows and large events.…

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Technology for Improved Animal Welfare – The South West Dairy Development Centre

In this 2-part mini-series of podcasts based on Animal Health & Welfare we are speaking with the head of dairy, Duncan Forbes from the Agri-Epi Centre.  In podcast 1, Duncan…



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