Inverness WIA: Winter Feed Decisions- Making the Most of Forage

Join us for a presentation, followed by farm walk, with SAC Consultant Derek Hanton, focused on understanding winter feeding requirements for sheep and cattle.

Learn how to interpret your silage analysis — from dry matter to digestibility — and turn those numbers into better on-farm decisions for livestock performance and feed efficiency.

In the morning, we’ll cover:

🔹 Basic Nutrition Principles: Understanding energy, protein, fibre & mineral needs

🔹 Feeding by Class: What ewes, lambs, heifers, and bulls need – and when

🔹 What’s in a Feed Label?

🔹 Silage by the Numbers: Break down key silage metrics like ME, crude protein, pH and lactic acid — and discover what they really mean for animal health and performance.

After lunch, we’ll head out for a:

Farm Forage Walk, at Torgorm Farm, by kind permission of the MacDonald Family
✔️ Establishment tips
✔️ Feeding strategies
✔️ Yield potential
✔️ Role in a winter feeding system

Lunch is provided so booking is essential.