Business & Policy News Audio August 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on Selling Your Farm: what you need to have in place

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on Selling Your Farm: what you need to have in place. Show Notes 00:38 News in Brief 04:16 Policy Briefs – Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS), Community right to buy, Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund (KTIF), Peatland Training Fund, Next Generation Practical Training Fund, Agricultural Household Survey, Key Dates. 13:56 Cereals – latest arable news and market update 22:37 Beef –Beef prices and supply, Store cattle demand and supply, Cull cow trade 27:13 Sheep – New season lamb trade, Imports and Exports 30:23 Milk – Milk production data, Farm-gate prices, Dairy commodities and market indicators, Grass growth and quality, How do you measure up? 35:54 Sector focus –Selling Your Farm – the benefits of doing some ground work before looking to sell your farm. 41:16 Further articles – Tax and Succession Planning, Challenges and opportunities facing the beef industry, Dairy – How do you measure up?, Rural Roundup – Inheritance Tax and Succession planning. FAS Resources: Newsletters- Business & Policy Edition - Farm Advisory Service Other Links: AHDB - predicting beef demand as retail prices rise Future Farm Investment Scheme full guidance Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 Community right tobuy: review - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space Leriche’s air Còir-cheannaich Coimhearsnachd co-chomhairle Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund - Rural Payments and Services Peatland Training Fund- Skills Hub Scotland Peatland Training Fund | Lantra - Scotland Next Generation Practical Training Fund - Skills Hub Scotland Kingshay - Dairy Costings Focus Report 2025 Scotland's Land Information Service Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) Home Report Energy Performance Certificate Inheritance Tax & Succession | Helping farmers in Scotland FAS TV - developing a more resilient beef finishing enterprise Kingshay - Dairy Costings Focus Report 2025 FAS - FMH October 2024 - Dairying FAS podcast - Rural Roundup - Autumn budget 2024 FAS TV - FFIS - Farmers FAS TV - FFIS - Crofters For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]