Business and Policy News Audio October 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on farm-scale renewables
Posted: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on farm-scale renewables.
Show Notes
00:32 News in Brief
05:15 Policy Briefs – Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme, New rules for applying waste to land, Improving Biosecurity on Pig Farms, Compulsory Purchase Reform, Bluetongue BVT-3 – Changes to restrictions in Scotland, Muirburn Licence, Key dates
15:21 Cereals – latest arable news and market update
22:46 Beef – Finished beef prices, Store Cattle Trade, Dairy Beef calf numbers rising
28:44 Sheep – September Trade Round-Up, New Zealand Outlook 2025-26, Australian Lamb, Global Prices
32:56 Milk – Milk production data, Farm-gate prices, Dairy commodities and market indicators, UK sexed semen use, Global milk outlook
39:32 Sector focus – Viability and profitability of farm-scale renewables
45:06 Further articles – Renewable Energy, Sheep records and tagging, Benefits of whole milk for calves, New regulations for the application of waste to land, Talking Turkey, NFUS Policy Manager Lucy McGillvary
Links and Resources:
Newsletters – Business & Policy Edition – Farm Advisory Service
Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack
PF22 – Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme claim form
Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme full guidance
Soil improvement using waste | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Compulsory Purchase Reform in Scotland – Scottish Government consultations – Citizen Space
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Nature Scot – Muirburn licensing
The GB Calf Strategy 2025–2030
2020–2023 GB Dairy Calf Strategy
Gas and electricity prices during the ‘energy crisis’ and beyond – House of Commons Library
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) – Generators | Ofgem
Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) – Scheme Closure | Ofgem
Renewable and low carbon energy – gov.scot
FAS Farm Scale Renewable Energy Guide
Agribusiness News October 2024 – Sector Focus: Biomass
Agribusiness News May 2023 – Becoming Energy Self-Sufficient
FAS Video – Anaerobic Digestors
FAS Video – Energy Management – Batteries
FAS Publication – Renewables – Frequently Asked Questions
FAS Publication – A practical introduction to small scale renewables
Sheep Records & Tagging | Helping farmers in Scotland
The Benefits of Whole Milk for Calves | Helping farmers in Scotland
Rural Roundup – New Regulations for Applying Waste to Land
Stock Talk – Bred to be Wild! | FAS
FAS TV Series 5 Ep 13 – Talking Policy with NFUS’s Lucy McGillivray
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