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New Entrant Case Study – Isla Murray

Isla Murray is a 17 year old New Entrant to Crofting from the Isle of Lewis who has recently taken on a Sublet of a 6 Acre Croft. She has…

Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: Parasites

5 January 2022

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Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts.  Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…

Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode – Post-mortem

29 December 2021

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Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts.  Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…

Livestock Health Management – Do you have a Plan?

The health of your herd or flock is paramount to every farmer and crofter. To ensure the complete wellbeing of all your stock it is advisable to carry out a…

Adding Value / Maximising Opportunities: Smaller Lambs

15 December 2021

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This video looks at how a crofter or smallholder can add value to their smaller lambs. Greg Hooker owns and runs Puldagon farm shop and restaurant where he uses some…

A New Start to Agriculture: Tips on Record Keeping

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 Hazel Laughton takes you through…

Alternative Enterprises: Wool

11 December 2021

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As part of a series of videos looking at alternative enterprises, in this video, we hear from Graeme Bethune from Caithness Yarns. Caithness Yarns offers premium quality artisan yarns made…

Sheep EID and Innovation

2 December 2021

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In this video, Agricultural Consultant Daniel Stout talks to Yvonne Jones of Killernie Farm about how she’s using EID technology to improve flock and overall farm efficiency.      

Livestock Monthly: Sheep (November 2021)

26 November 2021

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In this livestock podcast, Agricultural Consultant Robert Ramsay speaks to SAC Consulting sheep specialist Kirsten Williams and to SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officer Fiona Crowden.  The podcast covers, latest problems presenting at…

Forage Crop vlog: Michael Shannon Yield Analysis

25 November 2021

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This vlog from Thankerton Camp shows how the yield analysis of the 3 forage crops was calculated in preparation for the cattle being introduced mid-November. This will help Michael work…



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