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UK rapeseed crop forecast drops again for 2025
WEB7 hours ago — Delivered rapeseed into Erith for November is quoted at £395/t and for May 2025 at £402 which was up £1 from the previous week due in part to the rise in the strength of Sterling. Planting of European rapeseed will be lower in comparison to last year, as current prices fail to offer an attractive risk/reward for growers.
Beef price hits record as herd size plummets | The Scottish Farmer
WEB3 days ago — Beef price hits record as herd size plummets. The farm-gate price for beef is currently at record levels, with £5.25 or more per kg readily available up and down the country. UK price is nearly £1/kg ahead of the Irish average – such a large difference always makes me uncomfortable, and all the signs are that this disparity will likely ...
Scottish renewable energy has seen a rise in the last year
WEB2 days ago — In the last 12 months, renewable electricity capacity has risen, up 5% from June 2023 to 15.6% GW in June 2024. This is due to increase in onshore and offshore wind capacity. As of June this year, there are 830 potential renewable electricity projects including battery and pumped hydro storage within …
Milk profits set to rise to £590/cow after a difficult year
WEB1 day ago — With milk prices now on the rise, the 2024/25 milk year is expected to return a milk income of £308/cow against a cost of production of £3122/cow. On average, profits are predicted to rise to £590/cow. “Those businesses that retained enough cash during the better times of 2022 were the ones best able to weather the storm of the past 12 months.
Survey seeks farmers’ views on challenging harvest
WEB6 days ago — Survey seeks farmers’ views on challenging harvest. UK farming is preparing for a low-yielding harvest and adapting to a new normal of climate extremes, following the country’s coolest summer for nearly a decade and one of the wettest winters on record. Compounded by external factors such as the cost of energy, inflation, changing subsidies ...
How will harvest 2024 turn out in Scotland? | The Scottish Farmer
WEBJul 28, 2024 — This has been a get-out-of-jail card for many, as well as putting many contract farming agreements under pressure, as £363/acre to an absentee landlord might appear a more attractive option. This is a three-year scheme, and farmers also receive £2,000 upfront to cover admin or pay for a consultant to navigate the best options.
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Scottish farming plans 2025: full of promises, short on facts
WEBSep 12, 2024 — Peatland in Scotland: Caught between conservation and bureaucracy. The Scottish Government (or Riaghaltus na h-Alba) sent us farmers a letter in July about Support in 2025. Long on pious intent and verbiage – short on facts. A rather muddled and ramshackle effort in truth. There is lots about farming peatland and how it …
Harvest Round-up 2021: Tremendous harvest conditions – but …
WEBSep 17, 2021 — Borders. Harvest 2021 has drawn to a close for Robert Neil, from Upper Nisbet, Jedburgh, who told The SF that it had been a fairly easy harvest all round. “Our winter barley yields are up on the year, spring barley is half a tonne an acre back and wheat is back a bit, but prices are buoyant,” he said.