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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Management Matters: Bluetongue
Update on Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 (BTV-3) There is a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in livestock across Great Britian this year.…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – AI: Servant or Master?
Tempting as it was, Bing was not instructed to write 700 words on how “AI will affect Scottish agriculture”. Well, it was asked but the output was somewhat disappointing so…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Milk
Milk production data The latest GB monthly milk production data from AHDB is estimated at 1,129m litres for May, 12m litres less than May ‘23 and the lowest volume recorded…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Sector Focus: Local Food Supply Chains
To promote sustainable food production and consumption while boosting the Scottish economy, the Scottish Government has been championing local food and short supply chains in its policies, like in the…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Sheep
Wool trade As shearing gets well under way across the country, it is always interesting to follow the global wool trade. Wool is currently trading similar to last year, with…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Beef
Marginal lift in finished price Sluggish retail demand and higher than expected throughputs in April and May coupled with the availability of young bulls has done nothing to install confidence…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Cereals and Oilseeds
Easing markets undo Spring gains Spring and Summer weather markets often bring additional volatility, and UK Nov ‘24 wheat futures values went up 15% through April and May, then back…
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Agribusiness News July 2024 – Policy Brief
New Agriculture Bill to become law Deeming agriculture as being vital to our economy, MSPs have backed legislation that will change how the Scottish Government supports farming and food production…
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Understanding Different Business Structures
When setting up a business you will need to decide what structure is best for you. Is it a sole trader, partnership, limited company, or a limited liability partnership? This…
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Business planning and financial management: An introduction
Monitoring and planning the business are essential components of good business management and should be viewed as a high yield piece of paperwork. The use of business planning is valuable…
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