Beef Cattle
A Guide to Feed Budgeting
Forward planning forage supplies helps understand whether you will have enough conserved forage to meet the livestock demand – this is becoming more critical as weather is fluctuating more from the seasonal norms.
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New Entrants case study Archie Patterson, Plan Farm, Bute
Archie Paterson is a new entrant to farming. He’s the son of a shepherd, who always dreamed of farming in his own right. In order to make his dream a…
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Croft & Small Farms: A Season with Cattle – Bull Hire for Crofters
Small herds are very common in the crofting counties and co-operation is key to their success. An important co-operative measure is the sharing of bulls and many make use of…
Read More >Technical Note (TN743): Johne’s Disease In Cattle
Johne’s disease is an infectious wasting condition of cattle and other ruminants. This technical note outlines how to identify Johne’s disease in both dairy and beef herds and what steps to take to control it.
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Safety during Silage and Hay Making Season
With silage and hay making well underway, forage harvesters and tractors are at work up and down the country it’s important that farmers are vigilant with regards to safety. With…
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Forage Crop vlog – Introducing Stuart McWhirter
Introducing Stuart McWhirter, Kenmure, Newton Stewart. Stuart gives us a background to his farming enterprise in the South West and how he uses forage crops as a lamb finishing crop…
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Avoiding Accidental Pregnancies In Young Heifers
Every year we hear stories of unwanted pregnancies in heifer calves, an issue that creates a lot of work, cost and is a potential animal welfare issue. As we push…
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Grassland Management and Silage Making at Glensaugh
In this podcast Malcolm MacDonald speaks to Donald Barrie, farm manager at Glensaugh research farm, and Lorna Macpherson of SAC Consulting’s livestock team about grazing management and how to make…
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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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