Farm Business

Scotland’s harvest is currently running at least two weeks ahead of normal, with many of the earlier areas in the east almost finished with spring barley and winter wheat. By Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns.

Farmers have been urged to ensure their property is eligible to avoid a ‘hefty tax bill’

More than half of businesses predict they will stay the same size, downsize or close in the coming 12 months

The expression ‘the perfect storm’ seems to be a phrase used more and more recently. Unfortunately for farmers, it sums up what many of us are going through in 2022. Whichever way you look at the outlook, economic or weather-related, the picture does not appear to be hugely rosy.

Two Scottish Ministers have hit out at the UK Government’s trade deal with New Zealand, noting the EU has secured more favourable terms for its farmers.

Two Scottish Ministers have hit out at the UK Governments trade deal with New Zealand, noting the EU has secured more favourable terms for its farmers.

The cooperative said the outlook was stable albeit with a certain level of uncertainty.

There is a ‘cost of farming squeeze’ underway as ‘agflation’ as a measure of the cost of farm inputs continues to run ahead of other indices.

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has requested that ‘misleading content’ linking red meat to cancer and other fatal diseases be removed from respected medical journal The Lancet immediately, after leading scientists questioned the validity of its claims.

A new report has warned soaring demand for sulphuric acid could lead to a shortfall in supply