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Agribusiness News March 2023 – Sector Focus: Dairy
Milk Price and Input Costs – Where is it heading and what are the options? Milk Output and Cost of Production GB milk production for the 2022/23 milk year is…
Read More >Salmonella Dublin in Beef Herds
Although Salmonella Dublin is commonly more associated with dairy herds than suckler herds, problems can still occur, particularly around calving time. On farms, which experience an outbreak, it can have…
Read More >Agribusiness News March 2023 – Sector Focus: Pigs
Still in the red but light at the end of the tunnel with record prices being received and tight supplies at home and abroad. The new year has brought new…
Read More >Agribusiness News March 2023 – Sheep
Hogg Trade Remains Depressed The hogg trade has continued to be dampened with lower prices than we have experienced in the last number of years. With a typical prime lamb…
Read More >Agribusiness News March 2023 – Beef
Record Prime Cattle Prices Prime cattle prices have continued on an upward trend, reaching record highs in recent weeks due to reduced supplies. At the time of writing, Scotch R4L…
Read More >Agribusiness News March 2023 – Cereals and Oilseeds
Rising world exports pressure prices World wheat markets are seeing short-term downward price pressure from the large Russian export surplus, undercutting EU wheat exports into North Africa. At the same…
Read More >Agribusiness News March 2023 – Policy Brief
Health is Wealth As part of the Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) initiative, the Scottish Government has introduced new Animal Health and Welfare Intervention funding open to all livestock producers…
Read More >Preparing for Spring Fertiliser Applications
With spring just around the corner, attention will turn once again to land work. One of the most important tasks for both arable and grassland farmers alike is spreading fertiliser.…
Read More >Vaccine Shortages
Reports of shortages and supply issues of clostridial vaccines are cause for concern again this spring. Many farmers are struggling to get sufficient supply of these vaccines for their flocks…
Read More >Safety When Handling Livestock
Handling and working alongside livestock, particularly newly calved cows and bulls, can be dangerous. All too often we hear of accidents on farm involving livestock with an average of two…
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