2021 Publications
Top Tips On Resilience
Doug Avery from New Zealand passes on his top tips on resilience.
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Top Tips For Financial Budgeting
In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Agricultural Consultant Robert Ramsay takes you through…
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Forage Crop vLog: Fodder Beet, From Seeding To Feeding
During the 2021 growing season, we sited a time laps camera on Robert Andersons fodder beet in Aberdeenshire, this has captured the growth of this plant. Kirsten Williams talks through…
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Are You Legal?
Agri Machinery With agricultural machinery developing at rapid rates and growing in both size and weight, it is important that both farmers and contractors are aware of the rules and…
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Information Note: Trees and carbon capture
Agricultural land use is primarily a net emitter of greenhouse gases whilst woodland has the potential to reduce emissions by acting as a carbon sink. This Information Note accompanies the…
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Spring Grazing & Fertiliser – The Proof is in the Planning
In this webinar SAC Consulting specialists Lorna Galloway and Poppy Frater discuss soil health, good nutrient management practices and strategic grazing plan options to reduce reliance on purchased inorganic fertilisers,…
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Forage Crop vlog Robert Anderson – Fodder Beet
Our final forage vlog from Robert Anderson, covers his fodder beet, how it has grown, and how he plans to transition his ewes on post tupping.
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Forage Crop vlog Robert Anderson – Swift
We visited Robert Anderson again following Storm Arwen and got an update on the cattle who were grazing the swift, following the storm they were taken in for scanning, in this video we hear about his field set up and his plans for grazing the crop into January.
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Forage Crop vlog Michael Shannon Cattle Transition & Swedes Variety Trial
Michael Shannon from Thankerton Camp Farm in Lanarkshire has been growing forage crops for 18 years for outwintering cattle.
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Forage Crop vlog Michael Shannon System Set Up
Michael Shannon from Thankerton Camp Farm in Lanarkshire demonstrates how he sets up his forage crops for grazing and why he operates a 3 crop system incorporating Swift, Kale and Swedes.
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