Agribusiness News Audio April 2025: A spotlight on home grown proteins, nature based solutions, pollinators and seasonal workers

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]   For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Twitter: @FASScot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]