Input Costs [BE.IC]

Technology to Improve Business Performance and Resilience – Beef

In this series of three fact sheets an arable, beef and sheep farmer have been interviewed to find out what key pieces of farm technology they cannot do without. In…

Technology to Improve Business Performance and Resilience – Beef

Winter Management for Calving Heifers at 3 years old

We revisit Billy Graham at Craigdarroch Farm as the heifers come down from the hill for scanning. We will discuss the pregnancy scanning results and winter management on the hill…

Acorn Toxicity

Oak trees are reported to have produced many more acorns this year compared to 2021. These can be attractive to livestock after a period of feed restriction or following stormy…

Through an interactive demonstration we will explore the forage crops, diverse leys and crop rotations that will increase productivity from homegrown forage whilst adapting to climatic conditions, rising input costs and policy requirements.

Minimise Waste and Maximise Efficiency This Winter

With rising costs facing producers this year SAC Consulting vet Tim Geraghty and SAC Consulting beef specialist Calum Smith discuss options to maximise efficiency this winter for cattle, and highlight…

Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity: Deferred Grazing Cattle at Tullochgorum

Duncan Miller, alongside SAC Consulting’s Daniel Stout and Nicki Yoxall from Pasture for Life, will discuss the multitude of benefits deferred grazing has brought for cattle enterprise profitability by extending the grazing season and outwintering stock to dramatically reduced wintering costs whilst also promoting biodiversity on the farm.