Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has backed proposals for a new state-of-the-art abattoir in Orkney

Nuffield Farming Next Generation scholar Bronagh Dempster, 24, writes about her experiences of the scheme and why young people should choose a career in farming

Welsh beef and sheep farmer Kevin Stephens founded Agroceutical Products in 2012 to develop a 'cost-effective and scalable method' of producing galanthamine from daffodils to help Alzheimer's sufferers

Scottish Government has announced plans to back farmers with a 'new deal' which sees rural Scotland thrive

Duncan Macalister and Robert Neill will support new NFU Scotland president Andrew Connon

Andrew Connon will take over from Martin Kennedy as the new president of the farming union

Farmers at the NFU Scotland Conference were told about the details of a new report which has recommended the ways the union could meet the needs of a wider range of its members

Mr Kennedy said he was proud to have led the union over the last four years in delivering change and outcomes on behalf of the industry

Kirsty McNeill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, said the Labour Government was 'listening' to issues raised by farmers following changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Inheritance Tax in the Autumn Budget

What will happen during the landmark two-day event for Scottish farmers and crofters?