Farm Business

A new pilot scheme is underway to help create pathways into the Scottish dairy industry and grow talent within it.

Rumours Carrie Symonds demanded Defra Secretary George Eustice should lose his job for being too close to the farming lobby and insufficiently tough on animal welfare have sparked outrage in the farming industry.

Farmers’ mental health has been adversely impacted by sheep worrying incidents, with feelings of anxiety, anger, stress and frustration running high, according to a National Sheep Association’s (NSA) survey.

The CLA has urged Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates to do more to protect rural communities from crime ahead of the local elections on May 6.  

A prominent Scottish pig producer is facing an investigation following the release of an undercover video made by an Animal Equality UK activist apparently posing as a worker.

Milk market disparity is widening the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ within the dairy sector, NFU dairy chairman Michael Oakes has warned.

Highlighting its commitment to investing in young talent within the food and fresh produce industry, supermarket Iceland has taken on its first trainees from Management Development Services (MDS).

Chilled food exporters have given up on trying to send product to the EU because of ‘kafkaesque’ red tape, an industry expert has claimed.

Chilled food exporters have given up on trying to send product to the EU because of kafkaesque red tape, an industry expert has claimed.

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has warned it could lead to the closure of businesses as they faced bills they could not pay