Scotland

Plans to create Scotland’s first grain distillery in 10 years have taken a significant step forward after being given the green light by planners

A new source of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) is due to come on stream as soon as this weekend, thanks to the initiative shown by brothers Richard and Ed Nimmons.

Several major global companies have teamed up to provide funding for a range of nature restoration projects across the UK.

Sea eagle predation along Scotland’s western seaboard is becoming a rapidly increasing threat to hill farming as lamb losses mount.

Collection of produce from farms has slowed up, as has delivery of vital inputs such as seed and animal feeds.

The importance of external markets to the Scottish red meat industry has been highlighted in a new report from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), which showed the sector was worth more than £1 billion to the economy.

Scotland’s 2021 harvest campaign has to date been one of the easier and earlier ones.

Scottish Government’s advancement of its Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening payments will add ’certainty and stability’ at a time where agricultural businesses are adapting to a post Brexit era.

It was thought the project could transform crop production in Kenya and Malawi

The Covid-19 pandemic is still proving to be a hurdle for large-scale indoor events, with the organisers of AgriScot announcing the farm business event will be postponed to 2022.