Business & Policy News Audio June 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on farm business diversification.

Welcome to Business & Policy News Audio, formerly Agribusiness News.Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on farm business diversification. Show Notes  00:33 News in Brief 05:08 Policy Briefs – Programme for Government 2025-2026, 2025 Climate Change Committee Report, Next Generation Farming – Apprenticeships, Bluetongue (BTV) Virus Vaccine, Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS), Key Dates. 15:33 Cereals – Global Supply Risks Mount, Demand-Side Developments, Malting Barley & Feed Barley, Rapeseed Mixed Market, Oats, Overall Outlook.  22:13 Beef – Young bull numbers impacting on prices, Strong demand for manufacturing beef, Store Cattle Trade Back, Room for more? 29:02 Sheep – UK EU Strategic Partnership, Sheep Trade, Export Market, Protein Consumption 33:18 Milk – Production data, Farm-gate prices, Dairy commodities and market indicators, Antimicrobial resistance in calves, Rabobank global outlook  39:22 Sector focus – Farm Diversification.  51:05 Further articles – Croft Diversification, Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Scottish Dairy Farms, A couple more cows per herd each year would realise Scotland’s economic potential by 2030, Grain Marketing Podcast, Bluetongue, Bee Health Awareness Day    FAS Resources: Newsletters - Business & Policy Edition - FAS  Other Links: The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Scotland's Carbon Budgets Report 2025  Lantra Scotland - land based pre-apprenticeship [email protected]  Report your use of the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine - GOV.UK GOV.uk - Bluetongue: news, information and guidance for livestock keepers GOV.WALES The Scottish Government - gov.scot QMS article: two more cows per herd per year The Cargill 2025 Protein Profile Report  Scottish Farm Business Income: Annual Estimates for 2023-2024 Standard Innovation Vouchers   | Interface Online McKinsey wellness market report  Agribusiness News November 2023 – Sector Focus: Croft Diversification Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Scottish Dairy Farms QMS article: two more cows per herd per year CropCast podcast – Grain Marketing CropCast series Agribusiness News July 2024 - Bluetongue Agribusiness News April 2025 – Pollinator’s Value To Scottish Agriculture Scottish Government Bee Health Day Tickets, Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]