Sheep
Webinar: Opportunities in the Halal Sector for Farmers
Halal consumers eat more meat per capita than the remainder of the population and despite accounting for just 5% of the English population consume approximately 20% of all lamb produced…
Read More >Emergency Authorisation Approval to use Asulam for Bracken Control in 2021
Following the ending of the approval to use Asulam for bracken control on 31 December 2012, temporary annual arrangements have been put in place to allow the use of Asulam…
Read More >New Entrants case study Archie Patterson, Plan Farm, Bute
Archie Paterson is a new entrant to farming. He’s the son of a shepherd, who always dreamed of farming in his own right. In order to make his dream a…
Read More >Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 3 – Sheep genetics, behaviours and painful procedures
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts episodes. Each episode will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of…
Read More >Technical Note (TN743): Johne’s Disease In Cattle
Johne’s disease is an infectious wasting condition of cattle and other ruminants. This technical note outlines how to identify Johne’s disease in both dairy and beef herds and what steps to take to control it.
Read More >Safety during Silage and Hay Making Season
With silage and hay making well underway, forage harvesters and tractors are at work up and down the country it’s important that farmers are vigilant with regards to safety. With…
Read More >Strategic Worming – The Early Bird Catches the Worm
The 2021 lamb crop are now the ground, the next task is keeping them in good health to allow them to thrive to their best potential. Ensuring they have a…
Read More >Grassland Management and Silage Making at Glensaugh
In this podcast Malcolm MacDonald speaks to Donald Barrie, farm manager at Glensaugh research farm, and Lorna Macpherson of SAC Consulting’s livestock team about grazing management and how to make…
Read More >Forage for Profit – Pre lambing Nutrition
The Forage for Profit Discussion Group are a group of beef and sheep producers based in South West Scotland with a common desire to improve business profitability through improved utilisation…
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