Agri-Business
'Stops must be pulled' to get farm payments completed
Scotland’s farming union has warned that the stops must be pulled out to complete direct farm payments for farmers caught...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Almost 300 camelid TB reactors in Britain in 2017
Almost 300 camelids were slaughtered in Great Britain in 2017 after reacting positively to TB tests, the latest official figures...
Agri-Business
D’Arcy steps down as LacPatrick chief
LacPatrick Dairies chief executive Gabriel D’Arcy has announced his decision to resign as chief executive of cross-border milk processor. The...
Agri-Business
Early closure of New Entrant scheme causing 'angst and anxiety'
Scotland’s Next Generation Group has written to Rural Economy Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing expressing “extreme disappointment” at news the New...
Agri-Business
2 of Scotland's largest estates to merge
Two of Scotland’s largest estates – Bowhill Estate and Eskdale and Liddesdale Estate – are to merge to form one...
Arable
Scotland's first vertical farm 'arguably world's most advanced'
A Scottish agri-tech business has just unveiled its first indoor vertical farm demonstration facility in Perthshire. The firm behind it,...
Agri-Business
£1 billion Scottish food tourism plan urged to highlight links with farming
Scotland’s farming union has urged those behind a new plan to double the value of Scottish food tourism by 2030...
Agri Politics
'Waygo' amnesty is a 'one-off opportunity' not to be missed
National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland is urging tenant farmers to make use of the ‘waygo’ amnesty before time runs out....
Agri-Business
Motorsport marketing guru to encourage Scottish agri-food diversification
A motor racing marketing guru who went on to create an award-winning gin company is set to explain the winning...
Agri-Business
African Swine Fever: UK risk remains low but 2 core trends 'worrying' officials
There are two trends which are cause for concern in the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), according to UK...
Agri-Business
Orkney cheese firm fined £8,000 after employee fell through roof
A Scottish islands cheese company has been fined £8,000 after an employee was seriously injured after falling through a fragile...
Agri-Business
UK food prices set to see 5% hike due to extreme weather
Extreme weather in the British Isles this year – ranging from a harsh, wet winter and spring to a drought-parched...
Agri-Business
African Swine Fever: 664 cases in western Eurasia since July
A startling 664 cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Russia and Europe since the start of...
Agri-Business
East of England prize pot doubled for supreme cattle champion
A new incentive to encourage breeding for beef will be introduced at this year’s East of England Winter Stock Festival....
Agri-Business
Mixed response on loan support for Welsh farm businesses
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their BPS payment on day one has been met...
Dairy
5 reasons to go to UK Dairy Day 2018
The countdown is on with less than one month to go until UK Dairy Day 2018 – the UK’s annual...
Agri-Business
Bayer comes out swinging at glyphosate court verdict
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – has come out swinging following the...
Agri-Business
UK signs major export deal to ship seed potatoes to China
China’s growing taste for chips and crisps will soon be fuelled by British produce, as International Trade Secretary Dr. Liam...
