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Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service is funded by the Scottish Government. Our podcast covers a range of topics which help support your farm or croft to be more profitable and sustainable.
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Agribusiness News Audio May 2024: A spotlight on pigs, Scottish hemp production for fibre products, straw alternatives and managing winter forages
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, In this edition we are also bringing you sector overviews on sector overviews on pigs and Scottish hemp production for fibre products. We will also be bringing you news on straw alternatives and managing winter forages.
Show Notes
00:43 - News in Brief
02:45 Policy Briefs - Agricultural Reform Route Map update
08: 19 Arable- Wet weather leaves 2024 crop yield uncertain.
13:33 Beef - Finished price rising; dairy-beef trends.
17:50 Sheep - Gap widens between import prices & record UK prices.
20:49 Sector Focus – Pig update.
26:42 Milk - Volumes down and grass growth poor.
31:58 Sector focus – Scottish hemp production for fibre products
36:35 Management Matters - Straw alternatives
41:41 Inputs - Managing winter forages
FAS Resources
Agribusiness News May 2024 | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Other Links:
Plant Health Centre website
The consultation on cattle identification and traceability in Scotland
Progressing to Net Zero
Mark Bowsher-Gibbs mark.bowsher-gibbs@sac.co.uk.
https://www.fas.scot/downloads/alternative-bedding-materials/
Feed and forage calculator | AHDB.
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
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Agri Culture: Jenn Stewart: Successful Succession
Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Jenn Stewart. Jenn Stewart, partner & Head of Rural and Landed Estates at Johnston Carmichael, joined the company in 2019. Jenn has extensive experience in advising owner managed businesses and provides counsel to a wide-ranging portfolio of clients across multiple sectors. Jenn was brought up in her own family farming business and is now involved in her husband’s farming business. Jenn talks to us about the topic and theme of succession. A succession plan provides a level of certainty for everyone to ensure the ongoing sustainability and financial sustainability of the business, therefore the earlier this topic is brought to the table the better.
Related FAS Resources
You can get funding for succession planning through FAS. See Specialist Advice | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Other Resources
Johnston Carmichael | Chartered Accountants
Jenn Stewart LinkedIn Jenn Stewart - Partner, Head of Rural & Landed Estates & Dundee Office Head - Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers | LinkedIn
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
Email: advice@fas.scot
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In Conversation With... - Malting Matters
Welcome to the first episode of In Conversation With… hosted this month by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Gary Catto (Head of Merchanting at Scotgrain Agriculture, part of Bairds Malt Ltd) and Robin Barron (General Manager at East of Scotland Farmers). They provide business insights and discuss grain marketplace, how the last 12 months have been, grain quality, supply and demand and what does 2024 look like as a trading environment.
Episode Timestamps
00.00 Introduction – background and business operations
04:26 Increasing demand for malting barley
05:15 Steps in the supply chain
06:29 Global whisky sales and investment at malting level
08:29 Procuring grain and how a cooperative works
09:52 Grain varieties
10:33 Current planting situation and growers aommitments
11:30 Grain storage and movement throughout the year
15:10 Do end users drive when processing occurs and tonnage targets?
17:39 Dealing with variable grain quality
20:42 Expectations for 2024
23:14 New varieties on the horizon
26:33 Supply chain – priorities for the next 24 months
30:29 Lower carbon barley
33.01 Next month – Kirsten Williams discusses sheep health and welfare
FAS Resources
https://www.fas.scot/crops-soils/
www.fas.scot/problem-solver/all-arable/
https://www.fas.scot/article/agribusiness-news-april-2023-cereals-and-oilseeds/
Other Resources
www.scotgrain.co.uk
www.bairds-malt.co.uk
www.eosf.co.uk
https://feeds.captivate.fm/fas-in-conversation-with/
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
Email: advice@fas.scot
Credits:
Hosted by Mark Bowsher-Gibbs
Guests; Gary Catto (Bairds Malt) & Robin Barron (East of Scotland Farmers)
Produced by Heather Stuart
Edited by Cameron Waugh
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Rural Roundup - Water, Water Everywhere and Far too Much to Do
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 I’m joined by George Chalmers, Robert Ramsay and Tiffany Stephenson who discuss the recent bout of wet weather, and the implications of this on our agricultural businesses. We also talk about beef enterprise efficiencies. I’m later joined by Sascha Grierson, Principal Consultant at SAC Consulting and Project Lead for the Scottish Farm Business Survey, commissioned by the Scottish Government. Sascha tells us the latest findings from the Scottish & Farm Business Survey, and provides some figures for industry performance.
If you want to sign up for the farm business survey please email Sascha.grierson@sac.co.uk
FAS Resources
Stock Talk - Performance in Beef Herds | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
CropCast - Spring Fertiliser Applications | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Whole Farm Benchmarks Tool 2022-23 | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Other Resources
Agricultural Reform Route Map (ruralpayments.org)
Supporting documents - Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2022-2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
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Agribusiness News April 2024: A Spotlight on Straw & Muck, Scottish Sheep Meat, Why you should Invest in your Vet and Future Proofing your Retirement
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, In this edition we are also bringing you sector overviews on straw & muck and Scottish sheep meat. We will also be bringing you news on why you should invest in your vet and future proofing your retirement.
Show Notes
00.45:- News in Brief
02.43:- Policy Briefs - Spring Budget, New Bills, Farm Business Survey results 2022/23
07.00:- Arable- Will crops be keeping us cozy in the future?
14.17:- Wet weather tempering demand for grazing store cattle
16.16:- Sheep - Global events bolstering UK lamb price.
19.22:- Sector Focus – Straw & muck star players in an increasingly cyclical economy.
22.22 :-Milk - Volumes rising but demand remains sluggish.
27.11:- Sector focus – Scottish sheep meat – simply Baa-rilliant !
32.29:- Inputs - Why you should invest in your vet
38.21:- Management Matters - Future Proofing your Retirement
FAS Resources
Agribusiness News April 2024 | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)
Other Links:
Land Maintenance Form
Rural Payments and Services website
The new Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Farm Business Survey
New Agricultural Wages Order
Bioenergy 12 week consultation period
Tolerable and Repairing Standards
Energy Performance Certificate
Jennifer Galloway on Jennifer.galloway@sac.co.uk and Tel 01776 702649
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
Email: advice@fas.scot -
Thrill of the Hill - Made it by a Hare
THRILL OF THE HILL | An iconic Scottish species and of high conservation interest, the mountain hare has a lot going for it. Years of hard work to create the managed uplands we know have also contributed to the betterment of the species and a combination of predator control and careful heather management means that it has found a home in our hill expanses. In this episode of the podcast we are joined by Robert Raynor from NatureScot and Scott Newey from the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust for a discussion on the species, its place in the uplands, conservation initiatives and the outlook for the uplands in general.
Related Resources
Protected species: hares | NatureScot
Mountain hares - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (gwct.org.uk)