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Agribusiness News April 2025 – Pollinator’s Value To Scottish Agriculture
Insect pollinators: their value to Scottish agriculture Flowering crops are alive with a diversity of insects including hoverflies, bees, beetles and butterflies. These beasties are hard at work collecting nectar…
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Agribusiness News April 2025 – UK Seasonal Worker Visas For 2025
UK Seasonal Worker Visas for 2025 Following a two-year extension, the Seasonal Workers Visa Scheme has now been extended for a further 5 years and is now guaranteed to run…
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Farming in a rapidly changing and chaotic climate
Lower yields, earlier harvest dates, crop establishment difficulties and higher cost for additional supplementary livestock feed are some of the impacts affecting the farming community as a result of climate…
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Biodiversity: Why is habitat connectivity important?
Scottish farmland supports a wide array of semi-natural habitats for wildlife, including hedgerows, water margins and woodlands. These features can also provide ecological stepping stones and corridors, enhancing habitat connectivity.…
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The Benefits of Dead Hedges and How to Build Them
Hedges perform a trifecta of functions linked to biodiversity enhancement, carbon capture and climate change mitigation. But living hedges present challenges, establishment can be difficult, protections are costly, and long-term…
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Red Clover as a home-grown protein in sustainable sheep systems
Increasing the amount of forage-based protein that can be grown on farm is a key way to address the UK’s protein deficit and reduce reliance on imported protein sources. Forage…
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The Potential of the Hemp Crop in Scotland
Is the hemp crop about to become mainstream in Scotland? A recent report Advancing a Sustainable Scottish Supply Chain for Industrial Hemp and Co-Products funded by IBioIC and Scottish Enterprise,…
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Diversification on a Shoestring
As of 2022, 58% of Scottish farms have diversified beyond traditional agriculture. Notably, diversified farms earned an average of £24,200 more than their non-diversified counterparts. Diversification not only boosts income…
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MMN March 2025 – How Much is Enough When it Comes to Milk Replacer?
Your calf rearing policy should, from birth, ensure that you are giving heifer replacements the best opportunity to express their genetic potential as a productive animal when they enter the…
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MMN March 2025 – Milk Market Update
Dairy Commodity Markets Fonterra’s latest on-line GDT auction (4th March) resulted in a 0.5% decrease in the weighted average price across all products, reaching US $4,209/t. This follows a 0.6%…
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