Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
Categories: Business
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Welcome to the first episode of In Conversation With… hosted this month by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Gary Catto (Head of Merchanting at Scotgrain Agriculture, part of Bairds Malt Ltd) and Robin Barron (General Manager at East of Scotland Farmers). They provide business insights and discuss grain marketplace, how the last 12 months have been, grain quality, supply and demand and what does 2024 look like as a trading environment.
Episode Timestamps
00.00 Introduction – background and business operations
04:26 Increasing demand for malting barley
05:15 Steps in the supply chain
06:29 Global whisky sales and investment at malting level
08:29 Procuring grain and how a cooperative works
09:52 Grain varieties
10:33 Current planting situation and growers aommitments
11:30 Grain storage and movement throughout the year
15:10 Do end users drive when processing occurs and tonnage targets?
17:39 Dealing with variable grain quality
20:42 Expectations for 2024
23:14 New varieties on the horizon
26:33 Supply chain – priorities for the next 24 months
30:29 Lower carbon barley
33.01 Next month – Kirsten Williams discusses sheep health and welfare
FAS Resources
https://www.fas.scot/crops-soils/
www.fas.scot/problem-solver/all-arable/
https://www.fas.scot/article/agribusiness-news-april-2023-cereals-and-oilseeds/
Other Resources
https://feeds.captivate.fm/fas-in-conversation-with/
For more information, visit www.FAS.scot
Twitter: @FASScot
Facebook: @FASScot
National Advice Hub
Phone: 0300 323 0161
Email: advice@fas.scot
Credits:
Hosted by Mark Bowsher-Gibbs
Guests; Gary Catto (Bairds Malt) & Robin Barron (East of Scotland Farmers)
Produced by Heather Stuart
Edited by Cameron Waugh
Executive Producer Kerry Hammond
Previous episodes
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421 - In Conversation With... - Malting Matters Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 0h
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420 - Rural Roundup - Water, Water Everywhere and Far too Much to Do Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 0h
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419 - Thrill of the Hill - Made it by a Hare Sun, 31 Mar 2024 - 0h
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418 - Agribusiness News April 2024: A Spotlight on Straw & Muck, Scottish Sheep Meat, Why you should Invest in your Vet and Future Proofing your Retirement Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 0h
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417 - Stock Talk - Practical Advice for Lambing & Calving Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 0h
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416 - Natural Capital - Biodiversity Net Gain Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 0h
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415 - CropCast - Natural Products Part 2: VIXERAN (Biostimulant) Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 0h
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414 - CropCast - Natural Products Part 1: Elicitors Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 0h
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413 - Rural Roundup - Trees of the Gaelic World : SCOT’S PINE (mini-series) Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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412 - Rural Roundup - Trees of the Gaelic World : OAK (mini-series) Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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411 - Rural Roundup - Trees of the Gaelic World : YEW (mini-series) Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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410 - Rural Roundup - Trees of the Gaelic World : BIRCH (mini-series) Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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409 - Rural Roundup - Spring Updates, SAF, IACS, AECS, Calving, Lambing and Cropping Advice Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 0h
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408 - Agribusiness News March 2024: A spotlight on forestry, how the changing climate affects Scottish farms, optimising grassland management and fertiliser usage & costs Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 0h
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407 - Thrill of The Hill - Fire Action Planning and Control Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 0h
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406 - Natural Capital - Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 0h
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405 - Stock Talk - Performance in Beef Herds Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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404 - Rural Round Up - Spotlight: Policy Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 0h
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403 - CropCast - Spring Fertiliser Applications Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 0h
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402 - Rural Roundup - Downloading the Highlights from the FAS Connect Conference Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 0h
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401 - Agribusiness News February 2024: A spotlight on farm economic data, soil management, the importance of calf management in the dairy sector and applying for farm tenancy Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 0h
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400 - Stock Talk - Sean Cursiter Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 0h
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399 - Thrill of the Hill - Species in Hot Water Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 0h
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398 - Rural Roundup - Adverse Weather Advice Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 0h
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397 - Natural Capital - Green Finance Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 0h
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396 - CropCast - The Journey to Strip Tillage Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 0h
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395 - Agribusiness News January 2024: A spotlight oil outlook and energy transition, global market trends and the new Scottish Budget & financial update. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 - 0h
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394 - Rural Roundup - Back to the Future, a Resolution to use our Past to Inform our Next Steps Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 0h
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393 - Stock Talk - Dairy Genomics Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 0h
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392 - Natural Capital - Rothiemurchus Estate & their Christmas Trees Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 0h
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391 - CropCast - Alternative Crops Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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390 - Thrill of The Hill - Agrecalc Cloud: The Sky's the Limit Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 0h
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389 - Rural Roundup - Working Together in Agriculture to Amplify Success Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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388 - Agri Culture - Kirsten Williams: Let your determination grow stronger Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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387 - Agribusiness News December 2023: A spotlight on pigs, meeting GHG emissions targets, ewe management and dyscalculia, dyslexia & Meares Irlen Syndrome Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 0h
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386 - Rural Roundup - “A Farmer isn’t just for Christmas”, Public Perception of Farming Throughout the Year Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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385 - Agri Culture - Glenrinnes Estate: A Tapestry of Tales Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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384 - Natural Capital - Islay Geese Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 0h
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383 - Stock Talk - Collars, Crops & Costs with David Whiteford Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 0h
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382 - Thrill of the Hill - It's Going Down: Timber Processing Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 0h
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381 - Rural Roundup - Talking Technology Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 0h
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380 - Agri Culture - John Scott and Jock Gibson: Farmstrong Scotland Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 0h
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379 - CropCast - Fungicide performance trial results 2023 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 0h
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378 - Stock Talk - Dairy Market Outlook & Looking to the Future Mon, 13 Nov 2023 - 0h
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377 - Agribusiness News November 2023: A spotlight on land prices, croft diversification, soil health, Digital Dairy Chain and Farm Management Handbook Thu, 09 Nov 2023 - 0h
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376 - Rural Roundup - Storm Babet, PSF Funding Opportunities and a Conversation about Sheep and Cow Supplementation Wed, 08 Nov 2023 - 0h
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375 - Agri Culture - Lawrence Martin: Opportunities Through Apprenticeships Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 0h
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374 - Natural Capital - Calpa Nàdarra – Gaelic, Culture and Crofting Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 0h
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373 - Crofting Matters - Common Grazing Finances: Common Issues Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 0h
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372 - Rural RoundUp - Spotlight on Policy Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 0h