স্কটল্যান্ডের কৃষি সাপ্তাহিক The Scottish Farmer (thescottishfarmer.co.uk)-এর কৃষি ও কৃষিব্যবসার সংবাদ, দি এগ্রো নিউজের জন্য ইংরেজি ও বাংলায় নতুন করে লেখা।
With many dairy herds already feeding winter forage after the dry summer, Massey Harpers Feeds' Imogen Ward says a new ley can give 15.5 t of dry matter a hectare against 7 t from a tired sward — each extra tonne worth about 2,000 litres of milk or 234 kg of beef or lamb.
Basic Payment Scheme and Greening money has reached most Scottish farmers and crofters since the window opened on 1 September, the agriculture minister says; recipients of the £21.4 million Future Farming Investment Scheme must file their evidence by 30 September to be paid.
ScotEID records show 35,806 cattle, 94,132 sheep and 147 goats fully vaccinated across 1,353 holdings, with far more animals part-way through a course; September uptake is strongest in the south — Roxburgh, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Ayr — where a Restricted Zone remains in force.
The FAO 160 variety, a first choice on the Maize Descriptive List, combines rapid maturity with 38.4% dry matter, 57.2% cell-wall digestibility and 36.3% starch, giving livestock farmers who need an early harvest a high-energy forage option.
