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Agribusiness News Audio March 2025: A spotlight on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you an overview on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney.

Diversification on a Shoestring

As of 2022, 58% of Scottish farms have diversified beyond traditional agriculture. Notably, diversified farms earned an average of £24,200 more than their non-diversified counterparts. Diversification not only boosts income…

National Minimum Wage and Employment Taxes

National Living Wage (NLW)/National Minimum Wage (NMW) The table below shows the increase in National Living Wage/National Minimum Wages proposed in the Autumn Budget National Minimum wage paid to Apprentices,…

Business planning and financial management: An introduction

Monitoring and planning the business are essential components of good business management and should be viewed as a high yield piece of paperwork. The use of business planning is valuable…

The Tax Treatment of Land: A Spring Update

Both UK and national devolved administrations are undertaking the biggest agricultural policy change for a generation to respond to our climate and biodiversity crises, whilst retaining sustainable food production. This…

Starting Up In Business

Having made the decision to start your own farming business, there are a number of factors to consider before trading begins. This article will take you through three of the…

ABN April 2024 – Management Matters: Retirement Planning

Thinking about your future Many farmers quite rightly concentrate on the ‘here and now’ of their businesses, but how often is there thought given to life after the farm? There’s…

Holistic Management: Part 2 – Holistic Decision Making Framework

This is the second of a four-part series exploring holistic grassland management. The other articles in this series cover an introduction to Holistic Management, the Holistic Decision Making Framework, Holistic…

Holistic Management: Part 1 – Introduction

This is the first of a four-part series exploring Holistic Management. In this article we take a look at the development of Holistic Grazing Management. The other articles in this…

Green Finance

In this episode of Natural Capital, we are talking about the issue that underpins every topic we cover, and that is finance and funding! With the economic and other pressures…

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