Beef Cattle
Inverness-shire New Entrants Group
Join us for a meeting on how to establish and grow a sheep enterprise.
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Agribusiness News January 2023
Welcome to the January edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. N e w s I n B r i e f…
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Merry Christmas from Doug Avery, the Resilient Farmer
Here’s a message for Christmas and the year ahead from our Kiwi friend Doug Avery, the Resilient Farmer. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023 from all of us!…
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Winter Feeding Considerations for In-calf Heifers
Throughout winter, there are many stock classes to consider and nutrition can prove to be challenging with shed space, feed availability and forage quality all contributing to decisions made on…
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Rural Roundup -14th December
We just want to clarify that the AECS Capital, Sustainable Agriculture Grant Scheme (SACGS) and PSF Carbon Audit/Soil Analysis claim deadlines are the 28th February 2023. If you have AECS…
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Utilising Deferred Cattle Grazing
In this short video, we visit Giles Henry in the Scottish Borders who has been operating a low input, deferred grazing system for 26 years. We hear how Giles sets…
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New Entrants – Getting Started with Rotational Grazing
Rotational grazing increases the grass ultilisation on farm and leads to greater production of meat, milk, and wool per hectare, while also reducing feed and fertiliser requirements. In this video…
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Parasite Control at Winter Housing
The unseasonal autumnal weather in October and record high temperatures at the start of November across the country have allowed farmers to delay housing of stock. However, with a recent…
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New Entrants – Preparing for Winter Housing
In this short video SRUC VIO Megan Fergusson gives an overview of what you should be doing to prepare for housing and highlights the common health conditions including pneumonia that…
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