Agribusiness News August 2023: A spotlight on sheep predators, pigs, marketing & social media and Net Zero in the whisky industry
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast · Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
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Show Notes
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 sheep predators and pigs. We will also be bringing you news on marketing & social media and Net Zero in the Whisky industry.
Show Notes
00.48.:-News in Brief
02.43:-Policy Briefs - Trade Deals, Wide Loads and Additional support measures for the Crofting Counties
08.39:-Arable - Extreme weather across Europe impacting on harvests.
13.03:-Beef - Lower summer demand affecting prices
17.34:-Sheep - Room for growth!
20.41:- Sector Focus – Sheep - Predatory lessons to be learned from Europe
25.18 :-Milk - Scottish dairy farmers are becoming a rare beast.
31.12:- Inputs – Marketing - Social media ‘in da house’
36.52:- Sector Focus – Pigs - A summer of optimism
43.02:- Management Matters - Net Zero plans for the ‘water of life’
FAS Resources
Other Links:
Impact on Scottish agriculture of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Agricultural Machinery Wide Loads.
avian influenza protection zone
Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund
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