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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.

Arable farmers are being encouraged to make early foliar phosphate applications to give crops a much-needed development boost this spring. 

Providing a more accurate detection of lung consolidation, lung scanning proves to be a positive tool in detecting and managing pneumonia in calves.

Police in Cheshire have released a video showing terrified sheep being chased into a stream by an out of control dog, in a bid to highlight the seriousness of sheep worrying.

It follows news leadership contender Kate Forbes turned down the role

Opinions around their being too much of a heavy emphasis around calculating carbon in future farm support models were herd at the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland’s Farm to Fork conference, held last week in Fife.

A council’s decision to ban all meat and dairy products from its meetings menu has been branded a ‘slap in the face’ for local farmers by food and rural groups.

Defra Secretary Therese Coffey made an ill-tempered appearance before MPs this week, telling one Efra Committee member to ‘grow up’ before dismissing his questions on food poverty as ‘pathetic’.

Campaign groups in Wales are urging farmers and landowners to make their feelings known after plans to install 60 miles of steel pylons were revealed by an energy group.