Agri-Business
NFUS urges farmers to participate in business intentions survey
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging farmers and crofters to participate in its 2024 business intentions survey....
Agri-Business
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging farmers and crofters to participate in its 2024 business intentions survey....
Schemes
Farmers with beef cows are reminded that applications to the Scottish Suckler Beef Scheme (SSBSS), which provides £40 million to...
Agri-Business
A report has revealed that around 260,000 animals are killed due to legal predator control practices in Scotland each year....
Sheep
The Middle East could prove a lucrative new market for Scottish sheep producers, with First Minister Humza Yousaf among the...
N.Ireland
Farming on the Shetland Islands is undoubtedly a challenge, but for one farmer it is a challenge he has successfully...
Beef
Having the time to effectively use the information gathered from weighing cattle can be a challenge for farmers in Scotland,...
Agri-Business
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has written to the deputy first minister to call for £61 million of...
Agri Politics
Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has written to Steve Barclay to call for EU funds to be replaced to...
Agri-Business
Farmers affected by severe flooding in parts of Scotland this autumn will be eligible to apply for grants of up...
Agri-Business
The Scottish government has announced over £500,000 in funding to help women and young people develop new agricultural skills and...
Agri-Business
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is set to host a webinar on the Scottish government’s Agriculture and Rural...
Other
John Stirton, a third-generation yard manager, is to retire from United Auctions at the end of this month. Scottish livestock...
Agri-Business
ABP Food Group’s acquisition of two beef processing sites in Scotland has been cleared after an investigation by the Competition...
Sheep
The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) and Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) have been chosen...
N.Ireland
Farmers from The Sheep Game group have rescued what they have dubbed “Britain’s loneliest sheep” from the foot of cliffs...
Rural Life
The Scottish government has said new visa proposals would help address rural and island depopulation, and encourage rural migration in...
Rural Life
Scotland’s deputy first minister, Shona Robison, visited an upland estate in the Angus Glens to explore the benefits for people,...
Beef
The latest 2023 agricultural figures released by the Scottish government have shown a decline of 3% in cattle numbers compared...