Resilience
Agri Culture – “Finding Your Tribe” Rural Neurodivergent Network: Ren Fisher
You are listening to Agri Culture, a podcast that aims to explore the stories of the people that make up our agricultural industry and culture of farming, in Scotland and beyond. Today’s episode isn’t being hosted by Mary-Jane as normal, but by Kerry Hammond. Usually, Kerry sits in the producer’s chair behind the scenes. Today’s…
National Minimum Wage and Employment Taxes
National Living Wage (NLW)/National Minimum Wage (NMW) The table below shows the increase in National Living Wage/National Minimum Wages proposed in the Autumn Budget National Minimum wage paid to Apprentices, Under 18s and 18 to 20-year-olds. National Living wage is paid to anyone over 21. Approx increase in Gross pay per annum based on…
Agribusiness News November 2024: Sector Focus – Extreme Weather
Farming with Extreme Weather Events It is well known that productive farming can be heavily dependent on the weather and with more extreme weather events occurring, it can be increasingly challenging to plan ahead and build resilience. In 2017-18 alone, extreme weather events cost Scottish farmers £161 million due to livestock losses and lower crop…