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 [email protected] 

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