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Agribusiness News October 2024 – Cereals & Oilseeds
Global grains trade eastward It is now apparent that the EU/Black Sea harvest is down year on year by 20.5Mt (UK-3MT, EU-9MT, Russia/Ukraine-10MT). By contrast, N. American and Canadian production…
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Agribusiness News October 2024 – Policy Brief
Climate Change Bill Published With the call for views closing on the 16th of August 2024, the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill has now progressed to Stage 1…
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Restoring Nature Across Luing and Scarba
The Island of Luing in Argyll has for centuries been a centre for agriculture and food production. Formerly referred to as the breadbasket of Argyll it is still a heavily…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Tree Cuttings
Achieving effective climate resilience means tree planting in some form or another. Trees and woodlands provide a multifaceted range of benefits that include sequestration of atmospheric carbon, the provision of…
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2024 Harvest & Grain Quality Update
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. The wet weather experienced in…
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Ergot – What it is and How to Prevent it
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. This year brings more concern…
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Late Season Nutrients for Bulb Crops
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. As the growing season progresses,…
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Reducing the Risk of Soil Erosion from Potato Cropping
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. This article outlines the considerations…
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Responding to Reduced Forage Quality with Maize Grain
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. It has been a challenging…
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Carbon Audits for Beef Enterprises – The Difference Accurate Data Makes
One of the core features of Agrecalc is its ability to benchmark your farming enterprise against other similar enterprises. But to get the benefit from the tool’s substantial dataset you…
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