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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Sheep
Lamb – The Golden Nugget For April In April, we witnessed prime lamb rise ~£1.50/kg DW, with the heightened demand driven by Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr and Easter. Various industry forecasts, predict…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Sector Focus: National Beef Herd
Falling Beef Cow Numbers – Should We Be Worried? As discussed previously in the monthly beef outlooks, the higher number of cows being culled has implications going forward for the…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Beef
Prime Cattle Price Continue Upwards April saw a continued rise in the beef price, with demand continuing to outstrip supply. For week ending April 15 prices quoted for an R4L…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Policy Brief
2023 Single Application Form The submission period for 2023 Single Application Forms (SAF) opened on the 15th of March 2023 and will close at midnight on Monday 15th May 2023.…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Arable
World market outlook UK nearby wheat prices have dropped £12/t in the last month and £25/t in the last 3 months. This reflects bearish global factors and the slow pace…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Input Costs: The Value of Good Silage
Targeting Forage Quality this Summer With the cutting of silage over the next couple of months, planning for winter forage starts now. Dairies are well accustomed to making well-preserved, high-powered…
Read More >Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Enterprises
A carbon audit is a useful tool to help monitor the technical efficiencies of a dairy enterprise. The carbon footprint shows the level of greenhouse gases being produced through activities…
Read More >Building in Integrated Pest Management
The last 18 months has seen such a fluctuation in both input costs and crop values that it appears also impossible to plan ahead at the moment with any degree…
Read More >New Entrants News Spring 2023 – Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) – Animal Health & Welfare options
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Read More >Preparing for Lambing and Calving
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