Feed & Forage [SP.FF]
Protein Feed Prices Rising
While cereal prices have eased slightly, protein prices have risen, mainly due to the increase in soya but also due to limited short-term availability of mid-protein feeds, such as distillers…
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Inverness-shire New Entrants Group
Join us for a meeting on how to establish and grow a sheep enterprise.
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Maintaining Performance of Sheep in Adverse Winter Weather
With the last covering of snow now subsiding and more forecast as we approach the end of the year, it is worth considering the adverse impact of this weather on…
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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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Breeding Lambs for Carcass Quality
This event will be relevant to breeders who are interested in increasing the commercial value of their tups and also commercial sheep breeders who want to understand more about the information available to them when buying tups.
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November Silage Update
The SAC lab continues to receive more silages for analysis. Table 1 shows the average nutrient values of 1st and 2nd cut beef and sheep pit and bale silages. These…
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Sheep Nutrition Workshop – Lanark
This workshop will cover: Ewe management through pregnancy to support high lamb survival How to assess forage quality How to build rumen healthy rations based on your forage quality. The…
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Sheep Nutrition Workshop – Skye
This workshop will cover: Ewe management through pregnancy to support high lamb survival How to assess forage quality How to build rumen healthy rations based on your forage quality. The…
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Sheep Nutrition Workshop – Inverurie
This workshop will cover: Ewe management through pregnancy to support high lamb survival How to assess forage quality How to build rumen healthy rations based on your forage quality. The…
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Sheep Nutrition Workshop – Shetland
This workshop will cover: Ewe management through pregnancy to support high lamb survival How to assess forage quality How to build rumen healthy rations based on your forage quality. The…
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