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Agribusiness News April 2024 – Sector Focus: Straw & Muck
Straw Market Update Unlike most other farm inputs, straw did not suffer the same inflationary price rises in 2022/23. However, with the wet summer, autumn last year and the continuing…
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Agribusiness News April 2024 – Sheep
Continental flock continues to decline Drought in the Mediterranean countries, coupled with low forage availability and disease pressures from midge born viruses – Bluetongue and Schmallenburg are all attributes contributing…
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Agribusiness News April 2024 – Cereals
Global wheat production holds steady Global wheat production in 2024 is forecast to increase by 1% over the previous year but will fall short of the record output reached in…
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Agribusiness News April 2024 – Policy Brief
New Land Maintenance Form The Scottish Government have introduced a new Land Maintenance Form (PF06) to simplify and expedite the process of making essential land changes to land parcels. To…
Read More >Climate Change Focus Farm: Stewart Tower Farm
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Stewart Tower was one of our first four Climate Change Focus Farms and participated in the project from…
Read More >Climate Change Focus Farm: Torr Farm
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Torr was one of our first four Climate Change Focus Farms and participated in the project from 2010…
Read More >Denise Walton – Scottish Borders
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website As well as running an organic and Pasture for Life accredited mixed farming business within the Scottish Borders,…
Read More >Restoring Rural Resilience: Woodend Farming Partnership
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Woodend Farming Partnership was formed in 2008 by John & Louise Seed who now work with their son…
Read More >Climate Change Focus Farm: Ardoch of Gallery
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Willie Officer, in partnership with his Parents, farm at Ardoch of Gallery near Montrose in Angus. The arable…
Read More >Climate Change Focus Farm: Rumbletonrig, Scottish Borders
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Messer’s J. Mitchell is a family run farming business located at Rumbletonrig, outside the small town…
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