by Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
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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April 16, 2025
<p>Welcome to the first episode of In Cropcast Conversations hosted by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Iain Riddel (Principal Consultant, SAC Consulting). They discuss growing sugar beet in Scotland and cover sugar beet trial work, sites, varieties, farmer group feedback and conclusions from trial work. </p><p><strong>Episode Timestamps </strong></p><p>00.32 Introducing Iain Riddell </p><p>01.49 Background to sugar beet in Scotland </p><p>05.05 Rural Innovation Support Service project </p><p>10.12 Biorefining hubs </p><p>11.35 Farmers feedback on practicalities of sugar beet in the rotation </p><p>15.43 Harvesting sugar beet </p><p>18.40 Storing sugar beet </p><p>19.35 Trials of different varieties at different locations </p><p>29.40 IBiolC Conference take-home messages </p><p>31.30 Iain’s closing thoughts </p><p><strong>FAS Resources</strong> </p><p><a href="https://www.fas.scot/article/field-trialling-sugar-beet-in-eastern-scotland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Field Trialling Sugar Beet in Eastern Scotland</a></p><p><strong>Other Resources</strong> </p><p><a href="https://www.ibioic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IBiolC (Organisation that connects industry, academia and government to bring biotechnology processes and products to the global market)</a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.ibioic.com/annual-conference" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IBiolC annual conference (March 2025)</a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/learning-zone/research-evaluation-and-insight/2021/sugar-beet-a-just-transition-for-the-chemicals-sector-and-a-net-zero-solution-for-manufacturing#:~:text=Clear%20search%20Search-,SUGAR%20BEET%3A%20A%20Just%20Transition%20for%20the%20Chemicals%20Sector%20and,Net%20Zero%20Solution%20for%20Manufacturing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sugar Beet: A Just Transition for the Chemicals Sector and a Net Zero Solution for Manufacturing.</a> </p><p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.fas.scot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.FAS.scot</a> </p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/FASScot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FASScot</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FASScot</a> </p><p>National Advice Hub </p><p>Phone: <a href="tel:03003230161" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">0300 323 0161</a> </p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> </p>
April 16, 2025
<p>Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Becka Henderson, a Farm Business Analyst from SAC Consulting to talk about results from the Farm Business Survey and headlines from the spring statement. </p><p><strong>FAS Resources </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.fas.scot/whole-farm-benchmarks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Whole farm benchmarks | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service</a></p><p>Contact: <a href="mailto:https://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>[email protected] </strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-farm-business-income-fbi-annual-estimates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scottish farm business income (FBI) - gov.scot</a></p><p> </p><p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.fas.scot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.FAS.scot</a> </p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/FASScot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FASScot</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FASScot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FASScot</a> </p><p><br></p><p>National Advice Hub </p><p>Phone: <a href="tel:03003230161" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">0300 323 0161</a> </p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><br></p>
April 11, 2025
<p>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. </p><p><strong>Show Notes </strong> </p><p><br></p><p>00:39 News in Brief </p><p>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. </p><p>08:38 Arable- Global markets, European markets, UK markets. </p><p>13:58 Beef – Up and up and up. </p><p>18:29 Sheep – Ramadan progresses, worldwide. </p><p>22:50 Sector Focus – Sustainable proteins. </p><p>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. </p><p>32:51 Sector focus – Nature based solutions in a chaotic climate. </p><p>38:17 Inputs: Pollinators. </p><p>44:30 Management Matters – Seasonal workers. </p><p> </p><p><strong>FAS Resources:</strong> </p><p><a href="https://www.fas.scot/publication/agribusiness-news-march-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agribusiness News March 2025 </a> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Other Links:</strong> </p><p><a href="https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/managing-wildlife/sea-eagle-management-scheme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sea Eagle Management Scheme</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ruralpayments.org/topics/inspections/all-inspections/cross-compliance/detailed-guidance/good-agricultural-and-environmental-conditions/retention-of-landscape-features--gaec-7/#617264" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GAEC 7 Retention of Landscape</a> </p><p><a href="https://issuu.com/lantra.scotland/docs/employers_toolkit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agricultural Employers' toolkit by Lantra Scotland </a> </p><p><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/the-uk-dairy-carbon-network" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AHDB - the UK dairy carbon network</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/86KHZS8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Registration of Interest - UK Dairy Carbon Network (UK-DCN) Project</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094721000372#:~:text=Observations%20show%20that%20the%20frequency,future%20without%20effective%20adaptation%20measures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Increase in the frequency of extreme daily precipitation in the United Kingdom in autumn</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/research/ukcp/ukcp18-infographic-headline-findings-land.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UKCP18 projects greater chance of hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.hutton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/D2_1b-Climate-extremes-report-5-3-23-FINAL-submitted.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate Extremes in Scotland. </a> </p><p><a href="https://www.crew.ac.uk/sites/www.crew.ac.uk/files/publication/CRW2022_04_Report_Appendices_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s water environment</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.fas.scot/downloads/water-management-on-your-farm-slowing-the-flow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Water Management on Your Farm: Slowing the Flow </a> </p><p><a href="https://www.fas.scot/environment/climate-change/adapting-to-climate-change/#:~:text=Shownotes,and%20what%20can%20cause%20problems" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
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