Kirsten Williams, SAC Consulting, presented the findings of her 2024/25 forage crop work across four Aberdeenshire farms, at the recent Deeside Monitor Farm Open Meet, ‘Forage for Thought’. Kirsten studied ten systems on the farm, covering brassicas, deferred grazing and forage beet.

The presentation, found here, introduces the farmers, explains the main features of the project and discusses crop choices, covering costs and convenience.

Kirsten has created four papers covering Choice of Crop, Establishment, Weather Resilience and Utilisation & Nutrition. There is also a Case Study, featuring Duncan Morrison, the Deeside Monitor Farmer.

You can find these below the presentation report.