Nutrition

A close up of a field of grass and clover

Rotational Grazing: A Discussion

This year, four farmers from across Scotland have been documenting their experience using rotational grazing methods on video. You can follow the whole series on our YouTube channel here. For…

Ammonium Nitrate Storage

Following the catastrophic explosion in Beirut reportedly caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate which apparently was stored incorrectly, it is prudent to review the storage requirements for this…

Rotational Grazing Vlogs – Adapting the grazing management to stretch grass supply

Grass growth at 50kg dry matter per hectare per day and farm average cover at 1900 kg dry matter per hectare indicates that grass supply is not ideal…

Rotational Grazing Vlogs: Growing fodder beet for pregnant ewes on Shetland

An expensive crop to grow, but Jamie discusses the value of fodder beet for ewe feed in the winter. He has experimented with oats alongside the beet as…

Rotational Grazing Vlog: Adapting to slow grass growth and pre-mowing with dairy cows

The farm has received some much-welcomed rain so is greening up well. William has had to adapt the grazing management quite a lot in response to slow grass…

Rotational Grazing Vlog: Grazing with cattle and sheep and slowing pasture growth on Bute.

Ian is grazing the cattle and sheep together for greater grazing pressure. He discusses that he wants to graze the grass down to 1500 [kilograms of Dry Matter…

Rotational Grazing Vlog: Permanent pasture responding well to Leader-follower rotation

Cows and Calves follow behind the ewes and lambs at Scholland Farm on Shetland. Increase kg/ha 40%. A top tip for temporary electric fencing too!

Rotational Grazing Vlog: Grazing Dairy Heifers

Previously set stocked, the heifers are now rotationally grazed at Forest Farm which has led to more consistency in their growth rates ready to be bulled at 14-15…

Rotational Grazing Vlog: Leader Follower Grazing

Leader-follower grazing is where a priority group graze the best grass and the follower group tidy up behind them. In this video Jamie shows his leader-follower system and…

Rotational Grazing Vlog: GrassCheck – Measuring grass at Oakwood Mill

Giles discusses how and why he measures grass. By using a rising plate meter, he quantifies the grass in kilograms of dry matter per hectare. This is…

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