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Dealing with labour shortages on dairy farms
Farm labour represents a major cost in dairy enterprises and is increasingly becoming a key challenge facing dairy farmers. Research by Arla (2022) has suggested that half of UK dairy…
Read More >Are your cows being fed sufficiently at grass?
As the longest day is now well past and nights are starting to draw in, milk production from grass is likely not as much as you think it is! Cows…
Read More >Beavers: Translocation & Licencing
The management of beavers in their current location will generally be more cost-effective and at a lower risk than moving them. Under the Beaver Management Framework actions to accommodate and…
Read More >Getting Started With Organic Farming – Setting the Scene
Summary This factsheet is the first in a series. The aim of which is to look at the background of organic farming, to “set the scene” for the next generation…
Read More >Beaver Accommodation & Mitigation
Beavers are well established in Scotland now, with an estimated population of 1,500 animals in the Tay and Forth catchments, smaller numbers in Argyll and near Inverness, and with plans…
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Staff Redundancies: A step by step guide for employers
Changes in farming businesses can result in staff redundancies being unavoidable. This isn’t a pleasant process for anybody involved but this guide aims to provide you with a checklist to…
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Agribusiness News August 2023 – Sector Focus: Predators
Lessons to be learned from the continent The use of guardian dogs to prevent lamb losses through predators has been hitting the press in recent weeks with a falconry in…
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Agribusiness News August 2023 – Arable
Cool, damp start to harvest 2023 July saw a tentative start to winter barley harvest for Scotland as inclement weather made harvesting a stop/ start affair. Standing crops still show…
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Agribusiness News August 2023 – Management Matters: The Whisky Industry & Net Zero
Setting intentions The Scotch whisky industry has set ambitious goals for achieving net zero, with the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) pledging to reduce, avoid and offset their local emissions in…
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Agribusiness News August 2023 – Pigs
A summer of optimism for the sector as pig prices keep rising on the back of falling feed prices with producer margins now back in the black. So far 2023…
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