Scotland

The Scottish Government has argued that protecting agricultural production standards will only be possible in future if the country breaks away from the UK. Abi Kay and Ewan Pate reports.

More than 250 GB farms opened their gates to tens of thousands of visitors on Sunday June 12 as part of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)’s annual Open Farm Sunday. 

Increased land values were raising barriers to new entrants to farming as natural capital and afforestation interest drive Scottish farmland markets according to a new report by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).

A fresh bird flu outbreak on the Shetland Isles has put poultry exports from the UK at risk.

Scottish Government statistics released this week showed agricultural greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2.9 per cent between 2019 and 2020.

INCREASED land values were raising barriers to new entrants to farming as natural capital and afforestation interest drive Scottish farmland markets according to a new report by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).

Alyth and District Agricultural Show has been cancelled this summer due to the financial pressures of the Covid-19 years. 

A fresh row over farming powers is brewing between Westminster and Holyrood after the UK Government moved to approve gene editing.

Scotland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas has written to all pig keepers imploring them to take every step to keep African Swine Fever out of the country

Seed potatoes from Great Britain (GB) will be able to be sold in Northern Ireland (NI) once more under the terms of new legislation from Westminster.