Beef Cattle
Planning Feed Supplies for the Winter
Malcolm MacDonald spoke to nutritionists Karen Stewart and Mary Young along with beef specialist Robert Ramsay about planning feed supplies for the winter. Karen, Mary and Robert give us a…
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Liver Fluke Factsheet
Liver Fluke Factsheet Fluke is a complicated subject, but this short Practical Guide explains the essential information you need to know to protect and treat your flock accordingly. With changes…
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Forages and Feeds: Assessing Your Forage – Part 1
This video is the second in our winter feed planning series covering assessing your forage stocks and their quality, as well as what to do if you are short. Mary…
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Weaned calves looking great at Oakwood Mill
Giles Henry at Oakwood Mill, Scottish Borders Two days after weaning and the calves are looking settled and enjoying their fresh allocation of grass.
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Rotational Grazing: A Discussion
This year, four farmers from across Scotland have been documenting their experience using rotational grazing methods on video. You can follow the whole series on our YouTube channel here. For…
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Alternative Bedding
Bedding livestock on straw is common place on most farms in Scotland but straw is not the only option.
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Wet Straw
Recent wet weather in some parts has seen straw in field stacks soaked by rainwater, bales immersed in water and even straw bales washed away by flood water.
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Derelict to Productive
Patrick Laurie, Galloway based author of ‘Native’ speaks to Janette Sutherland in Skye about his book. They discuss his starting a farming business and Riggit Galloway herd. They discuss native…
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Webinar: Drones and Devices for Modern Day Farming
Thought drones were just for fun, for taking aerial shots and pretty pictures? Did you know a drone could save you time and money on your farm?…
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Take Care With Cows
Last month 3 people in the UK were unfortunately killed by cows!
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