Farm Life

Scottish Government to put net zero policies front and centre

Love him or loathe him, there is no doubting the fact that Jeremy Clarkson has taken farmings story into more households than ever before.

Love him or loathe him, there is no doubting the fact that Jeremy Clarkson has taken farming’s story into more households than ever before.

Nearly two thirds of owners say they let their dog roam off-lead in the countryside but almost four in ten admit their pets do not always come back when called

Sam and Claire Beaumont have given the family upland farm a new lease of life. Emily Ashworth finds out about how they found their passion for the environment.

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

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.

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.

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.