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Creamery Closure Likely
An NFU Scotland delegation was on the Isle of Bute on Monday, 22 March meeting with the island’s dairy farmers in
reaction to the bombshell announcement that the local creamery is likely to close.
SAC team up with M&S
SAC consultants and researchers will provide advice and insight on the latest developments in
livestock production and breeding. They will help progress the efforts M&S...
Learn and be Inspired
SAC provides the rural businesscommunity with a multitude of
opportunities to learn something new, keep up-to-date with the latest
developments and stay ahead of the game.
| 12 May 2010 - Education | ... read full article |
East of Scotland Growers
As this season’s young broccoli and cauliflower plants arrive for planting, Alistair Ewan, the managing director of East of ScotlandGrowers, one of the UK’s largest producers of vegetables expressed his concern over rocketing transport costs.
| 11 May 2010 - Arable | ... read full article |
World Fertiliser Markets
Astronomical price rises for fertilisers during 2008 were a warning of permanently higher prices in future, industry watchdogs and agricultural commentators have said.| 13 Apr 2010 - World Markets | ... read full article |
Reseed or overseed to repair winter-damaged leys
After the coldest winter in Scotland for 49 years, grassland in many areas has suffered winter kill and swards are in poor condition. So to prevent a lack of summer grazing or silage shortages, farmers need to put a reseeding or overseeding plan into action to repair the swards and regain their productivity, says Limagrain's Ian Misselbrook.| 11 Apr 2010 - Arable | ... read full article |
Optimising Grassland productivity
Grass is one of the most valuable assets on a livestock enterprise and remains the dominant feed for the dairy, beef and sheep sector, however, in the majority of cases it is never actually sold off-farm, which makes valuing it difficult. One way of looking at the financial contribution of grass is to look at the value of milk that can potentially be produced from 1 DM tonne by considering its energy content.| 11 Apr 2010 - Arable | ... read full article |
Dairy Development
Young Ayrshire dairy farmer, Andrew Nicol (40), feels aggrieved to have received no funding from the SRDP grant system for his £440 000 dairy upgrade investment.| 10 Apr 2010 - Dairy | ... read full article |
Clash on the Coast
Caron Stewart and her husband Robert are relatively new at keepingpigs, having started only a few years ago in 2005. Saddlebacks were chosen because they are a hardy breed, therefore ideal for the windswept area around Port Logan, and they are renowned for their superb bacon and succulent pork.
| 15 Jan 2010 - Pigs | ... read full article |
Hen Pen – Gold Dust
Poultry and arable enterprises work hand in hand at Edington Mains, Duns – utilizing the poultry manure saved David Runciman £27 300 in Potash and Potassium applications last year.Investing £1Million in a 32000 bird poultry unit has been worth every penny says David Runciman, who farms in conjunction with his father on 926 arable acres near Duns in the Scottish Borders.
| 06 Jul 2009 - Poultry | ... read full article |
