Livestock
Farm Advisory Service newsletter July 2019
This month we want to highlight a new report from our Soil and Nutrient Network Farms that looks at the problem of acidity in Scottish soils. We’ve also got a range…
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Skinny Milk Project – Final KTIF report
An operation group involving participants with experience of project management, dairy farming and lean management alongside a co-operative of 128 dairy farmers was established to pilot the use of lean…
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Technical note (TN726): Fertiliser recommendations for Grassland
Summary The main limitations to grass production are temperature, moisture, soil pH, soil drainage, soil structure, and nitrogen (N). Recommendations take account of nutrient management planning in the PLANET Scotland…
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Podcast: Women in Agriculture – Baddinsgill Farm
As part of our work for Women in Agriculture, we visited Baddinsgill Farm in West Linton in the Scottish Borders to interview three of the women who run this fantastic…
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Milk Manager News July 2019
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Distillery by-products, livestock feed and bio-energy use: report
The Scottish Government commissioned this report in response to concerns by livestock farmers about the impact of anaerobic digestion and bio-energy on the availability of distillery by-product for use as…
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AgriBusiness News July 2019
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