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Saturday 4 February 2012
IT IS a brave man who can admit to being out of his depth in any profession, let alone farming, but that’s exactly how Perthshire farmer, Jim Fairlie, saw his first two years after taking on 2000 ewes and 36 Galloway and Blue-grey suckler cows at Kindrum Park, Logiealmond, Perth.
MOST FARMERS are continuously looking for ways to make their system as simple, yet as effective as possible, but when you have a full time job as well as a farm to run, that ease of management is more vital than ever.
BENCHMARKING IS a key industry management focus and now dairy farmers can access information from a new set of targets for herd performance thanks to a study published by the University of Reading.
THE FIRST ever shipment of British Charolais embryos to France has been made.
SPRING LAMBERS, especially those indoors, should be aware that coccidiosis can be a serious problem for them, says Janssen Animal Health.
Will Defra fight for Scotland in the CAP reform negotiation?