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Business and Policy December 2025 – Beef
Festive Demand And here we are in December! However, finishers hoping for increased seasonal demand and a price uplift could be lacking festive cheer. ‘Static’ best describes the beef trade…
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Business and Policy December 2025 – Management Matters: Autumn Budget
Autumn Budget 2025 Tax and save – not tax and spend The Autumn Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves places the emphasis firmly on raising revenue to restore fiscal sustainability. …
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Succession Planning
Succession planning is an essential part of your farm business management, and with a proactive approach will help to protect your farming assets for the next generation. It’s never too…
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Organic Mineral Supplementation
There is good evidence to support the use of organic trace elements in dairy cow nutrition. While mineral supplementation makes up a very small part of a dairy ration (<1%)…
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Preventing Disease in the Calf Shed
Dairy calves are susceptible to multiple health problems, including scours and pneumonia, which can be fatal or have a significant impact on their growth rates and performance. Additionally, there is…
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Combating Falling Milk Prices
Across the board, milk prices are taking a significant hit for November, December and going forward into 2026. A drop of 5-6ppl on 150,000 litre monthly milk sales will have…
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River Catchment Management at Landscape-Scale
Biodiversity conservation is often more effective when implemented across larger areas than a single farm. Collaboration within farmer clusters and with other stakeholders enables farmers to implement measures to enhance…
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Check Your Wheat’s Revised Yellow Rust Resistance Rating
Several winter wheat varieties have seen significant drops in yellow rust resistance ratings in the latest AHDB Recommended List (RL) 2026/27 release, some by as many as five points. The…
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Harvest Overview 2025 – Mixed Fortunes Across The UK
The Scottish Government has released its initial estimates of area, yield, and production for the 2025 harvest, covering the main cereal and oilseed crops — winter and spring barley, wheat, oats, and…
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Managing Light Leaf Spot Risk in Oilseed Rape
Light leaf spot (LLS), caused by the fungal pathogen Pyrenopeziza brassicae, remains one of the most damaging diseases of oilseed rape. Once considered mainly a problem in Scotland and northern England, it is now widespread across…
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