Scotland

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.

Farmers in England are one step closer to tapping into gene editing technology, with the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act to remove precision bred, or ‘gene edited’, products from the scope of GMO legislation, bringing rules in line with other countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Argentina.

Young people working in Scotland’s food and drink industry are being encouraged to enter this year’s ‘Inspirational Young Person Award’, which has been launched by NFU Mutual.

A flock of colourful sheep are set for a tour of Scotland in April in May to celebrate the return of the return of the Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships to the Royal Highland Show.

Kate Forbes, runner-up in the leadership contest, has turned down the post of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Islands

The animal rights groups call was swiftly rebuffed by the Royal Highland Show which said it displayed a ’lack of understanding’ of the sector

Captive bred wildcats are to be released in the Cairngorms National Park later this year in a move supported by NFU Scotland.