Livestock
Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with high voltage electricity. Distractions, working…
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Culteuchar Grazing for Profit and Biodiversity
Join us at Forgandenny Village Hall, near Perth, on Tues 10th October at 10am for a farm tour of Culteuchar to discuss all things pasture with Pasture Pod legend Michael…
Read More >Tupping Toolkit
Checking tup health and condition 6 to 12 weeks pre-tupping gives time to make any management changes or treatments to ensure tups are in the best condition for tupping. If…
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Crofting Cows: Wester Ross
Come along to Plockton on the 4th September to hear all about virtual fence collars, veterinary advice, cow feeding, condition scoring and upcoming subsidy changes. Crofters in Plockton are using…
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Ayrshire WiA – Dumfries Vet Lab Visit
Come along to the second Ayrshire Women in Agriculture meeting at 10am on Friday the 8th of September to Dumfries Vet Lab. Colin Mason will discuss what the Disease Surveillance…
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Sustainable Beef Systems – Weaning Webinar
In our second webinar of the Sustainable Beef Systems series, we focus on weaning. Aberdeenshire farmer Duncan Morrison will share his experience of weaning at grass and use of nose…
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Trace element deficiencies in growing lambs
Any disease or ill health in livestock can have a negative impact on production through reduced growth rates, fertility, and rearing ability. Poor or prolonged performance will result in a…
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Upskilling Workshop – Milking and Mastitis
Find out the “Why?” behind the milking routine, after this interactive workshop you will understand how the cow’s udder and milking parlour work together to milk her efficiently and with…
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Minimising Dry Matter Losses in Clamped Silage
Dry matter (nutrient) losses from clamped silage can be on average 25%, representing a significant amount of feed value disappearing between cutting the grass and feeding the silage out to…
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A View From Argentina
In this podcast we hear from Argentinian farmer Allan Cameron. Allan talks to us about farming in Argentina including cropping and beef production. He covers the importance of soil health…
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