Welcome to Business & Policy News Audio, formerly Agribusiness News.

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on farm business diversification. 

Show Notes  

00:33 News in Brief 

05:08 Policy Briefs – Programme for Government 2025-2026, 2025 Climate Change Committee Report, Next Generation Farming – Apprenticeships, Bluetongue (BTV) Virus Vaccine, Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS), Key Dates. 

15:33 Cereals – Global Supply Risks Mount, Demand-Side Developments, Malting Barley & Feed Barley, Rapeseed Mixed Market, Oats, Overall Outlook.  

22:13 Beef – Young bull numbers impacting on prices, Strong demand for manufacturing beef, Store Cattle Trade Back, Room for more? 

29:02 Sheep – UK EU Strategic Partnership, Sheep Trade, Export Market, Protein Consumption 

33:18 Milk – Production data, Farm-gate prices, Dairy commodities and market indicators, Antimicrobial resistance in calves, Rabobank global outlook  

39:22 Sector focus – Farm Diversification.  

51:05 Further articles – Croft Diversification, Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Scottish Dairy Farms, A couple more cows per herd each year would realise Scotland’s economic potential by 2030, Grain Marketing Podcast, Bluetongue, Bee Health Awareness Day   

FAS Resources: 

Newsletters - Business & Policy Edition - FAS 

Other Links: 

The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill 

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 

Scotland's Carbon Budgets Report 2025  

Lantra Scotland - land based pre-apprenticeship 

[email protected]  

Report your use of the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine - GOV.UK 

GOV.uk - Bluetongue: news, information and guidance for livestock keepers 

GOV.WALES 

The Scottish Government - gov.scot 

QMS article: two more cows per herd per year 

The Cargill 2025 Protein Profile Report  

Scottish Farm Business Income: Annual Estimates for 2023-2024 

Standard Innovation Vouchers   | Interface Online 

McKinsey wellness market report  

Agribusiness News November 2023 – Sector Focus: Croft Diversification 

Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Scottish Dairy Farms 

QMS article: two more cows per herd per year 

CropCast podcast – Grain Marketing 

CropCast series 

Agribusiness News July 2024 - Bluetongue 

Agribusiness News April 2025 – Pollinator’s Value To Scottish Agriculture 

Scottish Government Bee Health Day Tickets, Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite 

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