Scotland

With local elections only a week away, NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has issued a call for more support for home-produced food.

With major changes ahead in the red meat industry in Scotland, Ewan Pate spoke to Sarah Millar as she begins her new role as chief executive at Quality Meat Scotland

With two consecutive Royal Highland Shows cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Society has had to survive without its main source of income

A new service is to be established to offer advice and urgent practical support to Ukrainian seasonal horticultural workers in Scotland.

A new round of slurry grant funding is about to open for applications, but NFU Scotland has warned the window is too short.

The Royal Highland Show (RHS) has secured 200,000 worth of funding from the Scottish Government to allow it to be livestreamed again in 2022.

A new well-being survey ‘designed by farmers for farmers’ is hoped to provide a better understanding into Scottish farmers’ and crofters’ needs and concerns.

Scottish farm income figures published this week have ‘vividly illustrated’ how exposed businesses are to volatility and input costs, according to NFU Scotland.

The current agri-environment budget falls well short of funding the significant levels of capital investment that will be required on many Scottish farms if they are to comply with new slurry storage rules coming into force over the next four years.

A short-life taskforce has been established to monitor potential disruption to food security and supply resulting from the war in Ukraine.