Farm Life

Farm chiefs have welcomed a new department which will now oversee the Government’s energy security and net zero strategy as Rishi Sunak signalled their importance in his reshuffle this week.

As Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon prepares to address the NFU Scotland annual general meeting tomorrow (Friday) she must be painfully aware that her audience will be expecting to hear of significant progress in the formulation of post-B

The Welsh Government has issued a series of amendments to the Agriculture (Wales) Bill saying that the changes will further support sustainable food production while helping rural communities to thrive.

As environmental pressures increase and input costs continue to rise, the importance of soil health and the concept of regenerating soils, is a topic of conversation more and more farmers are becoming a part of.

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

Beef and dairy producers should be hit with a new tax in order to incentivise greener farming methods, while consumers should follow a diet restricted to fewer than three portions of meat a week, a new report has suggested.

A Somerset farmer has been fined and banned from keeping cattle for life after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a calf.

Auctioneers remain positive when it comes to demand for Scottish sheep, both prime and breeding according to Neil Wilson, executive director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers of Scotland (IAAS)

Dad had his hip replaced just into the new year.