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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Beef
Beef Price Holds Strong at £5/kg Relative stability for prime cattle prices has continued into 2024. . Prime cattle prices have started strongly for the year, at nearly 9% above…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Cereals
Price pressure continues for wheat January closed out with a notable disconnect between the US and European markets, with Chicago wheat reporting modest gains fuelled by short covering. In contrast,…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Sector Focus: Soil Management
pHoenix – long-term pH study The pHoenix long-term experiment is part of the ACE (Aberdeenshire Cropping Experimental) platform. It is based around a pH gradient experiment that evolved from the…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Inputs: Calf Management
Calves are the future! The dairy heifer calves born today will be the milking herd in two years’ time. However, a recent study using BCMS data has shown that the…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Policy Brief
Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) – 2023 Year Grant claims All carbon audits, soil analysis and/ or animal health and welfare claims for the scheme year 1 January 2023 to…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Management Matters: Tenancies
Tenancy Opportunities Across Scotland there are limited opportunities to enter farming ventures, in part driven by land prices and due to less tenancies coming available. When a tenancy does come…
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Guide to Transporting Livestock
As a livestock keeper it is likely you will need to transport animals at some time or another. Like any farmer you will require to comply with the relevant legislation…
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MMN January 2024 – Sourcing Finance
Whether you are looking for some funding to help tide you over a difficult financial period or you are looking to reinvest in the business, it is important to consider…
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MMN January 2024 – Selecting Beef Bulls for Use on Dairy
Sales of sexed dairy semen are increasing year-on-year and have been reported by AHDB to have reached 76.5% out of all dairy semen sales in the 12-month period up to…
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MMN January 2024 – Spring Block Calving: How does your Herd Measure Up?
Measuring reproductive performance of the herd can allow comparison between years, areas for improvement can be identified and you can check the effectiveness of management changes made. Regular measuring and…
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