Dairy Cattle
Livestock Grazing Beet: Feat. Dr Jim Gibbs
The third and final podcast in our fodder beet for livestock series. This podcast focuses on the health of livestock grazing beet and we are again joined by Dr Jim…
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Mentoring New Entrants: An interview with John Matheson
Interview with John Matheson, owner of a 300-acre, 10 year limited duration tenancy farm based in Aberdeenshire. John has over 20+ years experience in farm management and currently specialises in…
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Technology for Improved Animal Welfare – EID
Daniel Stout of SAC Consulting speaks with Harriert Wishart from SRUC’s Kirkton farm about the different EID and data recording technology now available and how they can be implemented on…
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Farm Management Handbook 2020/21
The 41st 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, rural professionals, students…
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Milk Manager News November 2020
The November 2020 edition of Milk Manager News is now available to download and read. Along with the regular articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update, this month we…
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Cows in their natural habitat – wintering on the hill
Giles Henry at Oakwood Mill, Scottish Borders Giles has just moved the cows up to the hill (1100f) . The grass has been rested since April and will see them…
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A year at Oakwood mill – How Giles Henry manages his cattle
This video gives an insight into how Giles manages his cattle through the year for low cost and high performance.
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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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Digital Dermatitis – Are you detecting it early enough?
A recent on-line meeting of the Stranraer Sustainable Dairy Group on lameness prevention welcomed vet Dr Sara Pederson to speak about digital dermatitis (DD): risk factors, control and treatment of…
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