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Farm Management Handbook 2022/23
The 43rd edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, crofters, rural professionals,…
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Preparing for sustainable farming
Helping to futureproof farms. Farmers, crofters and land managers now have access to new guidance on financial support for activity that will improve awareness of their climate performance. The first…
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Advice Note For Poultry Keepers
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in multiple areas in Scotland and in other parts of the UK. An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) came into force across Great Britain on the 3rd November 2021, and in Northern Ireland on the 17th November 2021. This was extended to include housing measures across the UK on the 29th November 2021.
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Livestock Health Management – Do you have a Plan?
The health of your herd or flock is paramount to every farmer and crofter. To ensure the complete wellbeing of all your stock it is advisable to carry out a…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: Poultry Special
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
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Future Applications of Insect Protein for Agriculture
Janette Sutherland SAC Portree interviews Zero Waste Scotland’s Dr William Clark about a new type of farming – insect farming. The podcast covers a wide variety of topics from why…
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Get Cracking with Egg Selling! (webinar)
Healthy hens are paramount to getting eggs and Caroline Robinson an SRUC vet will cover types of hens, the egg production cycle and keeping hens. Calum Cruickshank presentation about egg…
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Farm Management Handbook 2021/22
The 42nd edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, crofters, rural professionals,…
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Poultry Production (webinar)
Are you a new entrant to farming or someone from an existing business that is looking to diversify? If so, this webinar is for you! The webinar will cover the…
Read More > Croft and Small Farms: Get Cracking with Egg Selling!
Get cracking with selling eggs! Thinking about selling eggs from an honesty box or keeping hens to sell eggs on a larger scale? Then this meeting will help get you…
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