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Business and Policy News Audio April 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project

Posted: Friday, 10 April 2026

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project.

Time Stamps:

00:36 News in Brief
05:45 Policy Briefs – Food and Drink Processing Scheme, Community Right to Buy, Funding for Gleylag Geese on Uist, Help for Households Using Heating Oil, Electronic Identification for Cattle, Key Dates
17:14 Cereals – Latest news and market update
25:22 Beef – Latest news and market update
31:53 Sheep – Latest news and market update
39:27 Milk – Latest news and market update
46:49 Sector focus – Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project
51:40 Further articles – FAS TV ‘After Winter: Crop Performance and the Season Ahead’, FAS podcast ‘Rural Roundup Policy Update’ and FAS article ‘Agronomy for Ecological Focus Area Herb and Legume Rich Swards’

FAS Resources:

Newsletters – Business & Policy Edition – Farm Advisory Service

advice@fas.scot

Other Resources:

ScotGov – Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2024-2025

Food and Drink Processing Scheme – Intro & Guidance

Community rights to buy review – gov.scot

Energy Grants Assistance | Energy Advice | energyadvice.scot

Scottish Government Consultations:

Accelerating Home-building in Scotland

Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

Onshore electricity generation: increasing the threshold for applications under The Electricity Act