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Business and Policy January 2026 – Milk
2025 review: A tale of two halves Milk volumes increased in the second half of 2025 as there was a relatively attractive milk price to feed cost ratio. Following…
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Business and January 2026 – Policy Brief
Round up of 2026 At the start of the year, following Storm Babet, the Scottish Government announced that a National Flood Advisory Service would be established to improve Scotland’s flood resilience and to embed best practice on a…
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Heat Lamps for Neonate Calves
Rearing strong calves is key to business efficiency and profitability. Neonatal, low birth weight, or sick calves have a reduced capacity for thermoregulation. Heat lamps can be used to mitigate…
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Drones and Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Monitoring and Land Management
The use of drones, or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), for monitoring of biodiversity in Scotland is growing rapidly and is likely to become a standard part of the toolkit for…
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Managing Corncrake Cover – Get Advice on your Smartphone
In Scotland, particularly in the islands and some mainland areas, corncrakes are an iconic species. Their distinctive “crex-crex” call is woven into the cultural history of crofting and traditional farming…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Milk
Milk production data Domestic milk output is still on the rise as we head into the winter months; with a daily GB production figure of 35.74mlitres for the week ending…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Policy Brief
Future Farming Investment Scheme – Update Following the announcement last month that the Scottish Government had increased the total grant funding under the new Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) to…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Sheep
Australian Sheep Producers Intention Survey Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation Ltd have recently published the results from the sheep producer intentions survey. This survey aids lamb production…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Arable
Global grain markets continue to be shaped primarily by developments in the United States, where political signals, export activity, and the USDA’s supply assessments are setting the tone for world…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Beef
Festive Demand And here we are in December! However, finishers hoping for increased seasonal demand and a price uplift could be lacking festive cheer. ‘Static’ best describes the beef trade…
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