Agri-Business
Report recognises white-tailed eagles predation of healthy sheep
A report by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has acknowledged the impact large wild birds can have on agricultural businesses. The...
Agri-Business
A report by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has acknowledged the impact large wild birds can have on agricultural businesses. The...
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland president Andrew McCornick and policy manager Jenny Brunton have called for a fresh approach to starter farms, arguing...
N.Ireland
Two of the UK’s farming unions have set out different arguments for how the country’s convergence money should be spent....
Agri-Business
Four of the main UK farming union presidents are calling on the UK’s new MEPs to listen to the views...
Environment
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has announced it will carry out a 12-week consultation into General Licences later this year. A General...
Sheep
NFU Scotland has called for lawmakers to allow judges to hand down prison sentences in order to punish the most...
Agri-Business
Farming unions in the UK have outlined their “agenda for the Future” in a joint document aimed at tackling issues...
Agri-Business
A powerful short film has been launched to highlight the environmental credentials of livestock farming in Scotland and the role...
Agri-Business
The National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has responded to a Scottish Government consultation, where it “sets out its...
Sheep
Scottish Sheep farmers still “harbour concerns” about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, despite the EU’s offering of an extension...
Agri-Business
UK farming unions are reaching out to their counterparts on the continent to seek support in avoiding a ‘no-deal’ Brexit....
Government
Robert Goodwill, the new Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, toured two farms in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Friday,...
Beef
Payments for beef farmers under the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) will be a month ahead of schedule, according...
Pig/Poultry
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
Agri-Business
The average farm income in Scotland rose by almost 20% in 2018 compared to 2017, according to figures released by...
Agri-Business
Reports that the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) has voted against renewing the approval of...
Agri-Business
Scotch Lamb will now appear on school menus in Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross following a successful pilot, backed...
Agri-Business
Many Scottish farms and agri-food businesses are already facing seasonal labour shortages of up to 15% raising fears that stricter...