Scotland

Unless a buyer is found the last sale will take place on May 4

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon has announced the appointment of three new directors to the board of Quality Meat Scotland. Emma Buckby, Jilly Duncan Grant and Carrie Ruxton will serve on the board for a four year term.

Three people have been arrested after 10,000-worth of Class A drugs and a lamb were found in a car in Scotland.

A picturesque setting can be the perfect backdrop for a new enterprise. Ewan Pate visited Carroglen to find out more.

NFU Scotland has announced former senior civil servant John Davidson as its 11th chief executive

Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland are to be subject to tighter controls in order to reduce the risk of spreading bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

Students at Edinburgh University have voted overwhelmingly against a motion which, if successful, could have meant an end to meat and dairy products being served at any of the university’s catering outlets. 

A new purpose-built farming and rural skills training centre is taking shape on the Dumfries House estate, headquarters of The Prince’s Foundation in Ayrshire.

Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf has had a turbulent first week in office.

With tough economic circumstances weighing on the residential property market, Alex Black spoke to property experts to find out whether the impact was being felt on farmland.