Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project.
Time Stamps:
00:36 News in Brief
05:45 Policy Briefs – Food and Drink Processing Scheme, Community Right to Buy, Funding for Gleylag Geese on Uist, Help for Households Using Heating Oil, Electronic Identification for Cattle, Key Dates.
17:14 Cereals – Latest news and market update
25:22 Beef – Latest news and market update
31:53 Sheep – Latest news and market update
39:27 Milk – Latest news and market update
46:49 Sector focus – Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project
51:40 Further articles – FAS TV ‘After Winter: Crop Performance and the Season Ahead’, FAS podcast ‘Rural Roundup Policy Update’ and FAS article ‘Agronomy for Ecological Focus Area Herb and Legume Rich Swards’
FAS Resources:
Newsletters - Business & Policy Edition - Farm Advisory Service
advice@fas.scot
Other Resources:
ScotGov - Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2024-2025
Food and Drink Processing Scheme - Intro & Guidance
Community rights to buy review - gov.scot
Energy Grants Assistance | Energy Advice | energyadvice.scot
Scottish Government Consultations:
Accelerating Home-building in Scotland
Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003
Onshore electricity generation: increasing the threshold for applications under The Electricity Act
Publications:
Short-term lets: regulation information - gov.scot
Supporting Scotland's transition - land use and agriculture: consultation analysis report - gov.scot
Planning for Water Scarcity: Practical guidance
The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator: Milk Sector Survey 2026
Further choices:
After Winter: Crop Performance and The Season Ahead
Rural Roundup - Policy Update
EFA Herb and Legume Rich Swards
New Technologies & Renewable for Dairy Farms
Crofting Through the Seasons - Spring & Summer
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