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

About this episode

This episode provides updates on agricultural policies and markets, along with insights on selling your farm.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Farm Advisory Service

Topics covered

• policy updates
• cereal market
• beef industry
• sheep trade
• milk production
• selling your farm
• succession planning

Keywords

• agriculture
• policy
• cereals
• beef
• sheep
• milk
• selling farm
• succession planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AHDB

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