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 home grown proteins, nature based solutions, pollinators and seasonal workers.
Show Notes
00:39 News in Brief
03:02 Policy Briefs – Future Farming Investment Scheme, Scottish Suckler Beef Support Payments, Sea Eagle Management Scheme, GAEC 7 Retention of Landscapes, Funding for Apprenticeships, Back British produce.
08:38 Arable- Global markets, European markets, UK markets.
13:58 Beef – Up and up and up.
18:29 Sheep – Ramadan progresses, worldwide.
22:50 Sector Focus – Sustainable proteins.
28:04 Milk – Production data, farm-gate prices, dairy commodities and market indicators, changes to the Nation Johne’s Management Plan, decline in dairy calf registrations, sign up to the UK Dairy Carbon network research project.
32:51 Sector focus – Nature based solutions in a chaotic climate.
38:17 Inputs: Pollinators.
44:30 Management Matters – Seasonal workers.
FAS Resources:
Agribusiness News March 2025
Other Links:
Sea Eagle Management Scheme
GAEC 7 Retention of Landscape
Agricultural Employers' toolkit by Lantra Scotland
AHDB - the UK dairy carbon network
Registration of Interest - UK Dairy Carbon Network (UK-DCN) Project
Increase in the frequency of extreme daily precipitation in the United Kingdom in autumn
UKCP18 projects greater chance of hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters
Climate Extremes in Scotland.
Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s water environment
Water Management on Your Farm: Slowing the Flow
Climate Adaption and Measures to implement on farm
Adaptation Scotland (2021) summary of climate projections for the country
Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops
How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals?
State of Nature, Scotland
Wildlife-friendly farming increases crop yield: evidence for ecological intensification
The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis
Pollinator Portal
Visa Scheme
The Agricultural wages: A Guide for Workers and Employers
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board telephone number 0131 244 9750
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board email sawb@gov.scot
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