Rural Business
Liverfluke control in the dairy herd
This is an information leaflet on ‘Liverfluke control in the dairy herd’ compiled by Heather Stevenson, SAC Veterinary Services
Read More >Fluke products for sheep (correct as of Oct 2017)
This is a list of fluke products for sheep with associated withdrawal timescales. Details correct at the time of compilation (Oct 2017).
Read More >CAFRE Beef & Sheep Bulletin (2013) “Coping with a fodder shortage on beef & sheep farms”
This is a scanned copy of an historic CAFRE Beef & Sheep Bulletin, focussing on an article titled “Coping with a fodder shortage on beef & sheep farms’ from 2013. This was a handout at the recent Wet Weather Resilience Planning events in Castle Kennedy & Wigtown.
Read More >AHDB Dairy – Relative Feed Values
This is a copy of the AHDB Dairy publication showing the relative feed values of various feeds
Read More >Wet Weather Resilience Planning: Crocketford event presentation slides
These are the presentation slides used at the Crocketford Wet Weather Resilience Planning event held in early 2018
Read More >Stockfeed Vegetables for Spring Calving Suckler Cows
This document was available as a handout at the Wet Weather Resilience Planning event in Crocketford in February 2018
Read More >Teagasc Advisory Newsletter Jan 2018
This publication from Teagasc contains a section on Early N application which was part of the disucssions during the Wet Weather Resilience Planning event in Crocketford. This document was available as a handout at that meeting.
Read More >DairyCo Feeding+ document
A copy of the DairyCo Feeding+ publication
Read More >DairyCo Clamped Silage Worksheet
This is a copy of the DairyCo clamped silage worksheet to help you work out how much silage you have.
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New Entrants to Farming: Grassland Management – Event Summary
Wet weather has had a massive impact on farm businesses across South West Scotland since Autumn 2017. The meeting focused on how a grassland can recover through the spring and…
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