by Andrew Williamson | Feb 26, 2024 | Press Releases
Now is the time to look ahead to managing this year’s silage quality, advises dairy expert, Lorna MacPherson, at SAC Consulting, to reduce input costs as well as the farm’s environmental footprint. Lorna is part of the Farming for a Better Climate initiative run by...
by Andrew Williamson | Feb 26, 2024 | Press Releases
I am very honoured to have been elected chair of Scottish Quality Crops (SQC) at our AGM on 25th January, and I would like to acknowledge the service that Andrew Moir, our previous chair, has given over the last eight years. I take over at a time of significant change...
by Andrew Williamson | Feb 23, 2024 | Press Releases
East Coast Viners, the north-east livestock nutrition company, and sister company, game feed supplier, Spratt’s, this weekend handed over £11,000 to the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) at its Dyce base. The money has been raised over the last 12 months by the...
by Andrew Williamson | Feb 22, 2024 | Press Releases
“The hogg trade is flying at the moment, about 80p/kg up on the year and there’s potentially good prices for those with hoggs still to finish,” says Calum Littlejohn, livestock nutritionist at East Coast Viners. “With so many farming costs high at the moment, it can...
by Andrew Williamson | Feb 21, 2024 | Press Releases
A leader in the field of carbon calculation has hailed DEFRA’s long-awaited Harmonisation report as an “important catalyst” to improve consistency when it comes to tackling agriculture’s carbon footprint. Farmers first complaint when it comes to taking part in carbon...
