Grassland
A Guide to Feed Budgeting
Forward planning forage supplies helps understand whether you will have enough conserved forage to meet the livestock demand – this is becoming more critical as weather is fluctuating more from the seasonal norms.
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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 the eleventh episode of the Thrill of the Hill podcast series, agricultural consultant Alex Pirie talks to Dr Bill Crooks (SAC), about the current state of Scotland’s soils, the…
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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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