Business Resilience [DA.BR]
Understanding GAEC 7 and Cross-Compliance On-Farm
The development of and investment in new farm infrastructure and land improvement is recognised as an important part of pushing the agricultural sector forward and making it resilient and ready…
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MMN November 2024 – Winter Slurry Storage Contingency Planning
With the cows housed and the night’s drawing in, we can be sure that the weather will also turn sooner rather than later. This winter will mark the last before…
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Whole Farm Plans for Dairy Farms
The whole farm plan is designed to support farmers in finding ways to identify opportunities to improve sustainability and profitability in their business. The introduction of the whole farm plan…
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Scotland’s Dairy Sector’s Progress Towards Net Zero 2045
The Scottish Government has released the latest figures for Scottish agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and nitrogen use for the accounting year 2022-23. The results are broadly positive with the…
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MMN July 2024 – Top Performing Dairy Farmers
In 2017, AHDB commissioned The Andersons Centre to identify the characteristics which define the top performing dairy farms in the UK. The report has been updated in 2024 using both…
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MMN May 2024 – Funding for Business Energy Efficiency
Electricity use accounted for around 3% of the average dairy farmers costs in Scotland in the 2022/23 Scottish Farm Business Survey (and was 4.32% of fixed costs). As such, improving…
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Slurry Lagoon Storage and Construction
Six Key Steps to a Compliant Build: 1) Create a Slurry and Manure Management Plan & RAMS map Completing a Slurry and Manure Management Plan (SMMP) is the first step…
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MMN January 2024 – Sourcing Finance
Whether you are looking for some funding to help tide you over a difficult financial period or you are looking to reinvest in the business, it is important to consider…
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