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Slatted Sheep Housing Made Simple

Click Here to Download a PDF/Print Version Housing sheep on slats significantly reduces bedding costs and labour demands while improving hygiene within the housing environment. When designed and managed correctly,…

Natural Capital, Payments and Green Finance – Why This Matters Now

Natural capital is not about selling your farm’s nature. It’s a way of understanding value, risk and opportunity. Why is natural capital being talked about more now? Governments, markets and…

Business and Policy April 2026 – Policy Brief

Food and Drink Processing Scheme As part of a £9 million investment by the Scottish Government to drive efficiency, productivity, innovation and investment in the Scottish Food and Drink sector, applications have opened for the Food…

Business and Policy April 2026 – Digital Dairy Chain – Maker Spaces

Are you making the most of the resources you have available or making the best margin you can on your farm or croft produce? With part of the focus of…

Business and Policy April 2026 – Sheep

Prices soar into the Spring The lift in old season lamb price in March continued its upward trajectory from February exceeding £8/kg by the end of the month. This was an increase of almost 99p/kg compared to this time…

Business and Policy April 2026 – Beef

Finished Prices Continue to Ease Currently, ‘sticky’ best describes where we are at with finished prices. By the week ending the 21st of March 2026, Scottish prices were sat at 642p/kg deadweight for R4L grade steers, back 1.4 p/kg on the week and 3.4% behind the same…