Scotland

What you need to know about bird flu

Livestock

What you need to know about bird flu

Following a number of confirmed cases of avian influenza, poultry keepers are being urged to stay vigilant for signs of the disease and adhere to the latest control measures

clock 20 February 2025 • 5 min read
Calls to protect Scottish farmers with new machinery theft legislation

Rural crime

Calls to protect Scottish farmers with new machinery theft legislation

Do farmers and crofters needs greater legislative support to deal with machinery theft incidents in Scotland?

clock 18 February 2025 • 5 min read
Scotch whisky exports fall by value but increase in volume

Arable

Scotch whisky exports fall by value but increase in volume

The equivalent of 44 bottles of Scotch whisky were exported every second in 2024

clock 17 February 2025 • 3 min read
Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Farm Business

Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Mr Shaw provides advice for Scottish farmers and landowners in preparing for future agricultural support payments beyond 2025

clock 16 February 2025 • 2 min read
What you need to know about Schmallenberg virus

Livestock

What you need to know about Schmallenberg virus

Farmers are urged to stay vigilant this lambing and calving season after cases of Schmallenberg have been identified in southern Scotland

clock 15 February 2025 • 5 min read
February 13: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says farming is 'top of his agenda' and refuses to apologise for the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture was low in the Government's 'pecking order'

Farming in Five

February 13: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says farming is 'top of his agenda' and refuses to apologise for the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture was low in the Government's 'pecking order'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Prime Minister's comment that farming is 'top of his agenda', despite refusing to apologise for his Minister's comments earlier this week that agriculture was not high in the Government's 'pecking order', Devon County Council's Farms Estate is owed more than £400,000 in overdue rent from tenants, and farming shows scooped up awards at this year's TV Choice Awards, including a win for Springtime on the Farm which won best factual show

clock 13 February 2025 • 1 min read
NFUS teams up with SAYFC in membership package to 'embrace' Scotland's next generation of farmers

Young Farmers Clubs

NFUS teams up with SAYFC in membership package to 'embrace' Scotland's next generation of farmers

NFU Scotland said it hopes the partnership will give Young Farmers more opportunities to help shape and influence agricultural policy

clock 13 February 2025 • 2 min read
Treasury accused of failing to consider Scottish tenant farmers in IHT changes

Politics

Treasury accused of failing to consider Scottish tenant farmers in IHT changes

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain, accused the Government of failing to consider the impact of its proposed IHT changes on Scottish tenant farmers, despite raising the problem ‘four times in the last three months'

clock 12 February 2025 • 4 min read
February 12: Minister says farming is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget'

Farming in Five

February 12: Minister says farming is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget' and the focus must now be on getting the sector on a ‘proper, sustainable, business-like footing', and restaurant chain Nando's is to conduct an independent audit of its chicken suppliers after it was accused of ‘killing' the River Wye by green campaign groups

clock 12 February 2025 • 1 min read
Biosecurity risk as authorities search for illegally released wild boar in Cairngorms

Pig

Biosecurity risk as authorities search for illegally released wild boar in Cairngorms

Around 20 wild boar have been seen in woodlands near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park

clock 11 February 2025 • 3 min read