November 2024: A spotlight on finding the right advisor, farming with extreme weather, homegrown proteins and biodiversity and the Whole Farm Plan

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you sector overviews on finding the right advisor and farming with extreme weather. We will also be bringing you news on homegrown proteins and biodiversity and the Whole Farm Plan.

Show Notes

00:44 News in Brief

02:47 Policy Briefs – Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme, UK Budget October 2024 Snapshot, June Agricultural Census 2024, Seasonal Worker Visas Scheme 2025, and Scottish Aggregates Tax.

08:34 Arable- Scottish Harvest Estimate

12:03 Beef – Demand Holds Finished Cattle Above £5/kg

16:28 Sheep – Supply and Demand, Land Use Change and Disease Threats

19:55 Sector Focus – Finding the Right Advisor

24:14 Milk – Production data, Farm-gate prices, Dairy commodities and market indicators, Positive outlook, Are your calves happy?

29:33 Sector focus – Extreme Weather

34:39 Inputs – Homegrown Proteins – Options, Benefits, Nutritional Values and Growing Costs

39:09 Management Matters – Biodiversity and the Whole Farm Plan

FAS Resources

Agribusiness News November 2024

Other Links:

Agricultural Census data