Politics

Common grazings have been a feature of the crofting areas of Scotland for centuries and cover still over 500,000 hectares of the highlands and islands.

Whatever you think about HS2 — the cost of it; if the country even really needs it — the way operators have handled it so far has fallen woefully short of what should be expected. 

As the Government decides to ’delay’ the next phase of its controversial HS2 train line, Farmers Guardian speaks exclusively to the farmers for whom the scheme has taken both a mental and financial toll.

Ten years on from the horsemeat scandal, Caroline Stocks takes a look at food safety in the UK.

Slow progress on climate change mitigation policies mean the Scottish Government is being left behind, not only by other countries but by the Scottish farming industry itself.

DEFRA Secretary Therese Coffey has suggested producer organisations ‘should really take the lead’ in promoting UK produce to global markets.

Farming bodies have welcomed the new Windsor Framework, hailing the post-Brexit trade deal as a ‘positive’ step for agriculture in Northern Ireland.

Common sense, it would appear, has made an unlikely return to Government and facilitated positive steps between the UK and EU in relation to Northern Ireland in the post-Brexit era.

The NFU horticulture sector has set out its ambitious 10-point plan to boost the embattled horticulture sector, saying that ‘empty shelves’ will force Government to address its demands.

To mark St David’s Day, visitors to Cardiff Castle are being asked to show their support for Welsh food and drink by sharing snaps of a specially commissioned heart-shaped daffodil installation.