Beef Cattle
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Silage Bales
Baling silage is generally a more expensive way of making silage compared to clamp storage and silage quality tends not to be quite as good. As baler technology develops, the quality and quantity of silage in a bale is increasing. However, the environmental issue of plastic use and disposal remains a big concern with baled silage.
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Agribusiness News – April 2021
The April 2021 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download. Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we also…
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Selling your own produce
This series of three meetings will cover all you need to know to get started when considering selling your own produce from your croft or small farm, with the principle…
Read More >Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note
Making best use of nutrients in slurry should be every landowners goal. Forward planning is essential to manage slurry in a safe and responsible manner and to avoid unnecessary pollution incidents, whilst also getting the best out of the nutrient value.
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Managing slurry, for folks in a hurry
Join SAC Consulting in partnership with Farming & Water Scotland for a practical and informative programme of webinars highlighting ways to make best use of storage, options for funding, getting…
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Technical note (TN747): Recording lamb traits
Lamb survival is a major factor in determining the number of lambs reared and so the financial performance of any sheep enterprise. Flock management and nutrition has a significant impact…
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Feeding for Fertility
Listen to farmer Andrew Houstoun from Glenkilrie farm, Glenshee and vet Graeme Richardson from Thrums Veterinary Group in Kirriemuir chat about the importance of nutritional management in the suckler herd.…
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Preventing Scour In Calves
Calf scour (diarrhoea) is one of the biggest issues associated with illness, poor growth and mortality in calves. The most common causes of calf scour in the first 3 weeks of life are rotavirus and coronavirus (both viral), cryptosporidiosis (parasitic), E.coli (bacterial) and Salmonella (bacterial). An outbreak of infectious scour is costly, in terms of calf losses, treatment costs and labour.
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