Beef and Sheep Farmer Near Moffat. Trying to do more from grass.
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Joined January 2010
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Alisdair Davidson retweeted
The many changes made by the Marchant family over the three-year Monitor Farm programme at Clonhie will be the focus of the final Nithsdale Monitor Farm meeting on Thursday 27th February. For more information and to book your place -> bit.ly/39kDlq3 #monitorfarm
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Well done to 3 farms announced as finalists in the @AgriScot Beef Farm of the Year Award - Scholland Farm, run by Jamie Leslie; Firth Farm, Melrose run by the Livesey family & Kingan Farms, New Abbey run by the Kingan family.
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#meatwithintegrity
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Thank you all so much for the many messages we've received! We are very privileged to have got the chance to establish a farm business and to get a bit of recognition like this gives us a real boost and confidence to keep pushing on! #skysthelimit #BFA19 @FarmingAwards @MF_EAME
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
A big Crown Estate Scotland welcome to the Jardines, a #newentrant farming family who have just secured a 10 year lease #farming #dumfries #galloway crownestatescotland.com/medi…
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
This weeks GrassCheckGB bulletin - Now with added weather data! Low temps last week have reduced av. GB growth rates by 9.5kg DM/ha/d. Air temps are now improving, but low soil moistures in SE areas and on drier farms are impacting on growth. See grasscheckgb.co.uk/bulletins… for more
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Wk2 @GrassCheckGB bulletin: Growth rates stall slightly with cooler temp & low sunlight. Rates should rise next wk with return of good weather. Higher av. farm covers for #dairy driving higher growth rates vs #beef #sheep Full report: ow.ly/WGoe30oo9Xg #GCGB
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Brilliant to publish our first results! Check in here each week during the growing season to access the most recent data to help plan pasture management.
Excited to post 1st @GrasscheckGB bulletin! New #GB grass monitoring initiative with 50 GB #dairy #beef #sheep farms. Weekly growth & quality data published throughout growing season. Good start with >av. growth rates recorded on many farms. Full info: ow.ly/rKpQ30okfz1
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Nine beef and sheep farms in Scotland have been selected as pilot farms in @GrasscheckGB – a new initiative to help all farmers across Great Britain improve grassland productivity and pasture utilisation. bit.ly/2Xd7XVy
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Excited to kick-start GrasscheckGB. Great week spent with the participant farmers and finders talking all things grass #onfarmresearch #grassisgreat
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
What opportunities are out there for farmers wanting to develop their businesses? Free Nithsdale @monitorfarm meeting on 7 Feb will analyse performance of Clonhie over the last year and look at joint ventures options and importance of enterprise balance. bit.ly/2DIZz8c
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
How a Yorkshire suckler herd is achieving 96% calves weaned buff.ly/2QBYfY0
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Huge congrats to the team at Bowhill Farming Ltd, led by @sionwilliams66. Here is a wee insight into the business which was highly commended by assessors and awarded finalist in the 2018 @AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year award bit.ly/2C88y0G
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Here's a clip from a new video showing how@MarchantAndrew from Clonhie Farm, the Nithsdale #monitorfarm, has built up his business over the last 6 years & how the #monitorfarm programme is helping him & other farms in their area improve their performance. bit.ly/2RIkpsV
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
The next Nithsdale #MonitorFarm meeting on 29 Nov, hosted by Glenkiln estate, will have a suckler beef focus. @NuffieldFarming scholar Steven Sandison from Orkney will share his thoughts on how suckler herds can be more profitable. Tel 07718 919055 to book bit.ly/2DQ0aX3
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Congratulations to @AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year winners the McGowan family of Incheoch, near Alyth! Congrats too to finalist Bowhill near Selkirk, run by @sionwilliams66 and team. Judges gave huge commendation to both farms @NSA_Scotland @NFUStweets @Thorntons_Law
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Congratulations to the Jeffrey family who run Bielgrange Farm near Dunbar, named today as @agriscot Scotch Beef Farm of the Year! Congrats to finalists the Davidsons of Poldean & the Christies of Midtown of Glass bit.ly/2PIQEvq @NFUStweets @ScottishBeefAss @Thorntons_Law
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
Three top beef farms have been announced as finalists of @AgriScot Scotch Beef Farm of the year 2018, sponsored by @Thorntons_Law. Huge congrats to all three businesses. bit.ly/2Ov19wB. Find out which one comes out on top at AgriScot on 21 Nov
Alisdair Davidson retweeted
We hope all that attended our free #farming event at Poldean farm today found it useful and informative - a big thank you to all of our speakers and our event partner @MoredunComms
