3:00pm
Cattle Lines, Main Hall
What do you need to think about when starting up in cattle? Donna and colleagues will discuss breeds, terminology, area and infrastructure needed.
FAS and SRUC Vets – Captiva Mills, Alex Pirie, Donna Mackenzie
FAS
Donna Mackenzie:
I am an agricultural consultant, based in Inverness. The office services a range of crofting, smallholder and farming clients in the Black Isle, Nairnshire, Inverness-shire and Ross Shire with a broad range of consultancy services.
I graduated from Glasgow University with a degree Parasitology, before completing a PDGE in Primary Education, where I worked as a teacher for 5 years prior to joining SAC Consulting.
I live on the family upland beef and sheep farm, north-west of Inverness, where we run a herd of 70 autumn calving Saler, Shorthorn and Angus cross cattle alongside a flock of 200 cheviot and cheviot mule ewes. We have a small pedigree Shorthorn herd too.