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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Off-cuts
New Award will grow foresters of the future: A new Scottish Junior Forester Award has been launched today with the aim of giving children and young people an insight into…
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FWN38 Autumn 2022 – Editorial
2022 continues to be a year like no other. The demand for forestry products, for new woodland creation, and for management of existing woodlands continues to rapidly increase, and the…
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Post Weaning Encephalopathy in Lambs
With wintery weather forecast, it is likely that many lambs could be housed in the coming days. Farmers should be aware of post weaning encephalopathy in lambs. This is most…
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Parasite Control at Winter Housing
The unseasonal autumnal weather in October and record high temperatures at the start of November across the country have allowed farmers to delay housing of stock. However, with a recent…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Management Matters: COP27 Update
Unlike in 2021, when Glasgow hosted the global climate change conference, COP26, this year’s conference in Egypt seems to have flown slightly under the radar. Coming out of COP 26…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Input Costs: Energy
Developments to date While natural gas prices have fallen to levels consistent with previous years, the future of Europe’s energy markets remains uncertain. A strong rebound in demand in 2021…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Milk
Prices freeze as production increases With UK farmgate milk prices on a high, milk production has shown a recovery during September and October 2022 (see chart). As dairy wholesale prices…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Sheep
The finished lamb trade has held well, compared to the high prices of 2022. It stabilised through much of October, but has shown a continual lift throughout November starting with…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Sector Focus: Pigs
Record prices but tough times ahead The pig sector is still very much in the doldrums with increasing costs continuing the long period of negative margins despite pig meat prices…
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Agribusiness News December 2022 – Beef
Prime cattle price eases backwards A lift in prime cattle prices last month as processors looked to secure enough prime cattle to fulfil Christmas orders was short lived. Finished prices…
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