Business Resilience [DA.BR]
Farm Labour shortages, free upskilling events, and a conversation with The Soil Association
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert discuss recent…
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MMN July 2023 – How Resilient is your Dairy Farm?
As milk prices continue to drop, now is the time to consider whether your dairy business is resilient to survive the financial challenges that unexpected changes within the industry can…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Specialist Advice Plans
With the changing situation of declining milk price and still relatively high input costs, now is a great time to take stock of the financial health of your business to…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Farm Business Survey Results
Every year the Scottish Government publishes the Farm Business Survey results which gives the latest economic picture of Scottish farming. The latest results are based on data from over 400…
Read More >Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Enterprises
A carbon audit is a useful tool to help monitor the technical efficiencies of a dairy enterprise. The carbon footprint shows the level of greenhouse gases being produced through activities…
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The Slurry Hurry
On the 30th of January 2023, Scottish Government launched the next round of funding under the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS). The scheme is Scotland’s foremost environmental scheme and offers farmers…
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Improving Energy Efficiency on the Dairy Farm
Steep rises in electricity costs in the last year have brought energy efficiency into sharp focus for all dairy farmers. There are a number of things that can be done…
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An Introduction to Cross Compliance
Confused by cross compliance? FAS have produced a series of videos explaining what cross compliance is and highlighting some of the most common rules under statutory management rules and good…
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Milk Manager News September 2022
The September 2022 edition of Milk Manager News is now available. Along with the regular articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update; this month we also have feature articles…
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