Agribusiness News May 2023: A spotlight on sustainability trends, energy self-sufficiently options, falling suckler cow numbers and silage.
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
English - May 15, 2023 19:07 - 44 minutes - 41 MBGovernment Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you 2 sector overviews on sustainability trends and falling suckler cow numbers. We will also be bringing you news on energy self sufficiency options and silage.
Show Notes
00.45:-News in Brief
02.51:-Policy Briefs - New TB controls, minimum wage rates & UK Asia trade deal
07.49:-Arable - All eyes on the growing crop
12.41:-Beef - Record breaking prices
16.02:-Sheep - The Midas Touch
19.40:-Sector Focus - Precisely what is trending in 2023
25.44 :-Milk - Milk price continues to slide as spring milk volumes rise
31.50:-Management Matters - Energy self- sufficiency options
37.22:-Sector Focus - Beef - Should we be worried about falling suckler cow numbers?
40.33:-Input Costs - Silage - it pays not to be ‘Average’
FAS Resources
https://www.fas.scot/publication/agribusiness-news-may-2023/
Other Links:
The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023
Agricultural wages - a guide for workers and employers: twenty seventh edition
Preparing for Sustainable Farming support page
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