Scotland

It was a memorable harvest for Scottish farmers in 2022

Farming support was protected in headline terms in the Scottish Budget presented by Finance Secretary John Swinney last week.

NFU Scotland is gearing up for an intense period of political activity in 202

A NEW Members Bill on fly tipping proposed by Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser now has the requisite cross-party support to give him the right to introduce it to Parliament.

The new £62 million International Barley Hub (IBH) has been officially opened by UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord.

The UK egg sector is facing a situation as catastrophic as the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis, a prominent producer has warned.

Household spending on lamb was down as people tighten their belts during the cost of living crisis

Farming groups have expressed their anger after students at Stirling University voted to have meat and dairy banned from campus food outlets.

Farmers have been told to ignore flood warnings ‘at their peril’ as the UK gears up for another winter of extreme weather which could see a repeat of the devastating storms that ripped through rural communities last February.

Showing is an enjoyable busman’s holiday for the Mungo Bryson family, who will be returning to exhibit dairy cattle at AgriScot this year from the farm in Mauchline. Wendy Short finds out more.