Concerns grow as the government may abandon its pledge to prioritise British-grown food in schools and hospitals due to financial pressures.
The Membership Flame – the NFU Scotland award that recognises outstanding efforts in recruitment and retention of members - has gone to the hard-working Nigel Power from the Lanark office.
A community consultation is underway for a shared venison larder to support sustainable deer management in East Loch Lomond.
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Mike Davis is a first-generation farmer operating in the Insch and Oldmeldrum areas with his wife, Bridie. Their 220-acre farm consists primarily of a wheat and oats rotation on grade 3 land. Though ...
Frustrated Scottish farmers took to the roads last weekend to protest against the UK Government’s proposed inheritance tax changes, which they argue will jeopardise the viability of family farms ...
Five years ago, Jack Bradley made a bold decision that would change his life forever. Leaving his hometown of Burton-on-Trent in England, Jack embarked on a journey to Iceland. Today, he’s a ...
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Duncan Macalister farms a 2000-acre mixed LFA livestock coastal farm in Glenbarr on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula. Supported by his wife, Fiona, and their four children, he manages 160 ...
Beef and sheep prices continue to fly high in the ring and abattoir, with demand outstripping supply. Granted, the size of the cheques paid for cattle and sheep this spring will be the biggest on ...
SIR, The tractor convoys and civilised placard-waving protests with regards to IHT have attracted the sympathetic attention of the press and public so far. However, I feel it is now time to take ...
A major railway line is closed after a car driven by a suspected drunk-driver crashed on to train tracks. Images from the scene show the vehicle came to a rest upside down and surrounded by debris on ...