NFU Scotland has announced former senior civil servant John Davidson as its 11th chief executive

A Co-operative buyout is Forfar Market users’ only hope of being able to continue trading at the site.

Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland are to be subject to tighter controls in order to reduce the risk of spreading bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

Students at Edinburgh University have voted overwhelmingly against a motion which, if successful, could have meant an end to meat and dairy products being served at any of the university’s catering outlets. 

A new purpose-built farming and rural skills training centre is taking shape on the Dumfries House estate, headquarters of The Prince’s Foundation in Ayrshire.

Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf has had a turbulent first week in office.

The last sale will be on May 4 with the premises up for sale

Significantly tightened legislation seems to be doing little to prevent free running dogs attacking sheep in Scotland.

Farmers in England are one step closer to tapping into gene editing technology, with the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act to remove precision bred, or ‘gene edited’, products from the scope of GMO legislation, bringing rules in line with other countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Argentina.

Kate Forbes, runner-up in the leadership contest, has turned down the post of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Islands