Grassland
Forage for Profit Discussion Group
What can we learn from Dairy? The principles of grass growth and management can be applied over various farming systems, the Forage for Profit discussion group will be hearing from…
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Safety during Silage and Hay Making Season
With silage and hay making well underway, forage harvesters and tractors are at work up and down the country it’s important that farmers are vigilant with regards to safety. With…
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Grassland Management and Silage Making at Glensaugh
In this podcast Malcolm MacDonald speaks to Donald Barrie, farm manager at Glensaugh research farm, and Lorna Macpherson of SAC Consulting’s livestock team about grazing management and how to make…
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Multi-species Grassland Management for Productivity
In this podcast the Farm Advisory Service sits down with farm manager and regenerative agriculture enthusiast, Iain Graham. With the need to balance the demands of farming in a more…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Lime & Soil Health
In this episode agricultural consultant Alex Pirie talks to Dr Bill Crooks (SAC), about the current state of Scotland’s soils, the importance and need to apply lime, getting value of…
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Grazing vlog Case Studies
During 2020, we asked four livestock farmers to give an insight of their rotational grazing management through the year. These case studies provide a summary of their practises, their 2020…
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Final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network: What’s in your soil?
This is the third and final meeting of the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network and for this meeting, the focus will be on What’s living in your soil? We’ll discuss…
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