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The latest farming news from The Scottish Farmer, covering agriculture, rural affairs, and weather impacts on Scotland's harvest.
Bird flu outbreak: Farmers urged to boost biosecurity
1 day ago · Farmers urged to strengthen biosecurity measures amid rising bird flu risk Ref:RH020224180 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer. Urgent calls have been issued for farmers to reinforce their biosecurity practices to safeguard their flocks after two new bird flu cases were confirmed in recent days. With the patterns of migratory wild birds expected ...
Early government estimate suggests average cereal harvest
Oct 18, 2024 · The average production results predicted by ScotGov are for winter barley, OSR and wheat and estimate a total of around 3.1mt of cereal. The report also predicts that the total area of cereals grown in Scotland is just lower than in 2023 at 428,000ha, with reductions in area of winter barley, wheat and OSR grown and increases in areas sown with spring barley and oats.
Scotland’s budget for food and farming in focus
Nov 15, 2024 · Scotland’s block grant is to increase by £1.5bn in the current financial year followed by another £3.4bn in the next. This is a record settlement from the UK Government and must be reflected in a significant uplift in the Scottish agriculture budget. “Scottish Government, in 2022 and 2023 raided the agricultural budget with £46 million ...
How will harvest 2024 turn out in Scotland? | The Scottish Farmer
Jul 28, 2024 · 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. The biggest yield robber in wheat is Septoria, a leaf disease spread by rain splash. According to Dr Aoife O’Driscoll of NIAB: “Growers need to accept that recent environmental pressures meant no amount ...
Weather affects Scotland’s 2024 harvest outcomes
Oct 14, 2024 · The average yields so far based on NFUS survey responses: Spring barley – 6.29 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) Winter barley – 7.26 t/ha. Winter wheat – 8.51 t/ha. Spring oats – 6.96 t/ha. Oilseed rape – 3.45 t/ha. Rye – 7.0 t/ha. The 2023 Scottish harvest faced mixed results due to challenging weather, with crops like wheat and barley ...
UK barley harvest progresses well | The Scottish Farmer
Aug 10, 2024 · The AHDB has published its first harvest progress report of 2024 up to July 31. With the better weather harvest has progressed well and 85% of the GB winter barley has been completed which is well ahead of last year at this time when harvest was 48% complete and the five-year average, which is 51% complete. Some 73% of the winter oilseed rape ...
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Borders farm famed for producing pedigree sheep put on the market for £1.9m. Property.