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Managing costs in the dairy herd this winter Despite record milk prices, with increasing energy costs and feed prices likely to remain high again this coming winter, maximising technical performance…

Beef prices steady up The finished beef price has steadied this month and currently sits around 448p/kg for a R4L steer in Scotland, with the equivalent worth 443p south of…

Cull ewe market Recent figures from AHDB have shown that in the first six months of the year 580,000 ewes were killed in the UK, with a forecast of the…

Planning forward Optimising sheep rations to boost performance and keep costs down this winter.   Volatile input prices have continued to put pressure on all areas of livestock production throughout 2022. …

As winter approaches, it is vital to have forage analysed to accurately measure the nutritional value and use this information to make the most from forage and plan a feed…

New Zealand Free Trade Agreement While the Total UK imports (goods and service) from New Zealand (~ £943 million) decreased by 5.1% or £51 million in the year to the…

Will UK milk prices peak in September?  UK milk output is well behind last year. At the end of July 2022, the UK is 82.98m litres lower than last year.…

Scottish Agricultural Bill Update The next stage in making Scotland a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture has been launched.  A series of online and in-person events to gather…

Maize concerns underpin global prices Good harvest progress and better than expected yields across most of Europe and the UK led to a sharp price drop in cereal prices in…