Past Presentations and Papers

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A Starter Guide to Deer Farming and Park Deer ManagementVenison Advisory Service Ltd

Presentations from Deer Farm and Park Demo Project — Fife, 20 November 2015
Introduction to Wester BalcormoNicholas Gilmour
Feeding farmed deer for profitable productionAlan Sneddon, Venison Advisory Service Ltd
Downfield 2015: what’s new and what’s next?Bob Prentice
Culquoich 2015: an updateAli Loder

Presentations from Deer Farm and Park Demo Project — Gledpark, 15 September 2015
Gledpark: an updateRupert Shaw MBE
Growing Healthy DeerJonathan Holmes, Lordington Park Agronomy
Hygiene Regulations for Deer Farms and ParksJohn Fletcher, Venison Advisory Service Ltd

Presentations from Deer Farm and Park Demo Project — Clathic, 28 July 2015
Farming for Venison: investigating the barriers to deer farming in ScotlandDick Playfair
Clathic: a progress reportJamie Landale
Deer Park ManagementCallum Thomson

Also see the full report: Farming for Venison: Investigating the barriers to deer farming in Scotland by The University of Aberdeen, the James Hutton Institute and the Scottish Venison Partnership, and funded by Interface Food and Drink.

Presentations from Deer Farm and Park Demo Project — Gledpark, 14 June 2015
Breeding big Galloway redsRupert Shaw MBE
Diseases in park deerJohn Fletcher, Venison Advisory Service Ltd
Farm design and layoutAlan Sneddon, Venison Advisory Service Ltd
Quality assurance for park deerJonathan Whitehead

Presentations from Deer Farm and Park Demo Project — Clathic, 12 May 2015
Introduction to the project, year 2Alan Sneddon, Scottish Venison Partnership
A brief history of deer parks, and the distinction between deer parks and farmsJohn Fletcher, Venison Advisory Service Ltd
The Clathic storyJamie Landale, Clathic Farm
Grant support and options available: an updateSarah Allison, Laurence Gould Partnership
The UK venison market: What do we know?Dick Playfair, Scottish Venison Partnership

Presentations from Deer Farm Demo Project (morning session) — 11 Nov 2014
Scotland’s venison story so farJames Withers, Scotland Food & Drink
The Deer Farming YearAlan Sneddon and John Fletcher, Venison Advisory Service
Supplying what the market wantsRob Bunn, Dovecote Park/First Venison
A look back at 2014Ali Loder, Culquoich Farm/Strathdon Deer
Rannoch Smokery Case StudyRichard Barclay, Rannoch Smokery

Presentations from Deer Farm Demo Project (morning session) — 26 August 2014
Reproductive control and profitabilityAntonio Ortez de Moya
New abattoir, Downfield, FifeJane Prentice
Late summer handling: tagging; worming; mothering up; etc.John Fletcher and panel

Presentations from Deer Farm Demo Project (morning session) — 15 July 2014
Blood lines, breeding and growth ratesJohn Fletcher and Ali Loder
Farm design and layoutAlan Sneddon, Venison Advisory Service
Farm financeScott McIntosh, RBS
Grass species selection; Grass species for deer; Companion species; Nutrient movementJonathan Holmes, agronomist, Lordington Park Agronomy

Presentations from Deer Farm Demo Project (morning session) — 10 June 2014
Single farm payment, grants and subsidies for deer farmsAndrew Macdonald, Laurence Gould**
AMC: Straightforward finance for farmersMalcolm Taylor, Bell Ingram
Business planning and tax considerationsSusie Swift, Saffery Champness
‘Getting on with it.’Rupert Shaw MBE MA
On-farm health in spring and summerJohn Fletcher, Venison Advisory Service

Presentations from Deer Farm Demo Project (morning session) — 15 April 2014
Background to the Deer Farm and Park Demonstration Project daysAlan Sneddon
The venison market: now and looking forwardDick Playfair
An overview of Scottish deer farming and the present opportunitiesJohn Fletcher
The Culquoich StoryAli Loder

** IMPORTANT NOTE FROM ANDREW MACDONALD, LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP: The presentation here was based on what was known about the proposals for Scotland at that time (10th of June). Richard Lochhead’s speech to the Scottish Parliament on the 11th of June confirmed some of the uncertainties, and significantly changed some of the earlier proposals. Of most importance/significance are issues such as confirmation of 3 payment regions, coupled support for sheep, confirmation of support for new entrants and young farmers, and a change in the area of land eligible for support under the new scheme being linked back to 2013 rather than 2015. Further detail can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/CAP