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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Milk
Milk production data The latest milk production data from AHDB shows that GB milk output for January was 1,023m litres (provisional), just 0.2% more than December’s volume. Daily deliveries were…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Sector Focus: Forestry
Forestry Grant Scheme Updates and Availability On Tuesday 5th December 2023, Scottish Forestry implemented a series of changes and enhancements to the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) which were designed to…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Sheep
Recent figures from HMRC have shown that in 2023 red meat exports to the European Union were comparable in value compared to 2022 (an increase of 2%), although the volume…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Beef
Brakes on Prime cattle trade has remained firm since Christmas, largely due to tightening supplies of cattle. The volume of cows culled inevitably means there are not the calves available,…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Cereals
Sea Freight cost rise Domestic wheat futures followed EU and US wheat markets up at the end of February as low prices seem to have led to a slight uptick…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Policy Brief
Agri-Environment Climate Scheme Slurry Storage From the 1st of January 2026, under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021, all businesses producing slurry from housed livestock must have…
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Outcome-based Agri-Environment and Climate Schemes
The Agri-Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) is designed to help farmers and crofters preserve or enhance the wider benefits that their land provides to society. By supporting nature friendly farming…
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Slurry Lagoon Storage and Construction
Six Key Steps to a Compliant Build: 1) Create a Slurry and Manure Management Plan & RAMS map Completing a Slurry and Manure Management Plan (SMMP) is the first step…
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Considerations for Growing Maize Silage
In southwest Scotland in particular we are hearing of an increased area of maize being planned for the 2024 season. This is predominantly due to the low availability of other…
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Winter Grazing Cereals, an Alternative Forage Source
This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. SRUC have been involved with…
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