Deputy First Minister says schemes will help build on-farm resilience for future generations
Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants
Free online platform reveals results of annual Survey of Crop Pests and Diseases since 1970
"It has been a living hell for our family"
The centre record for a Beltex ram lamb was broken at Lanark when the pre-sale show champion, Faughhill Kealey, from Grant and Katie Maxwell, Melrose, sold for 21,000gns
'The reality is that the public and other businesses do not know what we do. And to be honest, why should they?'
NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful
With sheep scab reaching worrying levels in Scotland, Caledonian Marts at Stirling is trialling a sheep dipping service at its store and breeding sheep sales
WOOL prices have reached their highest level for four years, although prices still need ‘to rise further', according to British Wool
"This was a shocking case of animal neglect and animal suffering."