Dairy
SRUC to host ‘transition cow’ open day
Dairy farmers will learn about the importance of effective cow transition management at an open farm event organised by Scotland’s...
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Rural Life
Local abattoirs campaign: 'Gove appears to be listening'
The Campaign for Local Abattoirs has welcomed the comments by Michael Gove on the future of small abattoirs. The Secretary...
Agri Politics
'Farming roundtable' calls for parliament to deliver Brexit certainty
The ‘UK Farming Roundtable’, made up of representatives from 13 separate agricultural lobby groups, has written a letter to MPs...
Pig/Poultry
‘Real Welfare’ improvements on UK pig farms
The latest data from the UK’s ‘Real Welfare’ scheme shows that the vast majority of pig farms are either addressing...
Agri-Business
Scottish farm income up 20% on 2017 - but 'vulnerability remains'
The average farm income in Scotland rose by almost 20% in 2018 compared to 2017, according to figures released by...
Agri-Business
Loss of Chlorothalonil could hit barley and wheat yields by as much as 10%
Reports that the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) has voted against renewing the approval of...
Agri-Business
Prime pig prices rise as supplies remain tight
Scottish prime pig producers have seen prices rising over the past month; however, they continue to trail last year’s levels...
Agri-Business
Winner of Scotch Beef Scottish Young Chef of the Year announced
A young St. Andrews chef has been crowned as the Scotch Beef Scottish Young Chef of the Year in a...
Rural Life
'Nearly 3,000 piglets' loose on US road following lorry crash
Nearly 3,000 piglets were recently loose on a road in the US following a traffic accident, according to local police....
Rural Life
Aberdeenshire farm to open gates to public during lambing
An Aberdeenshire farm is giving families the chance to meet its farm animals and learn about farming at an open...
Agri-Business
UK ag college to use facial recognition technology to gauge pigs' emotions
A UK agricultural college is set to use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology in an attempt to detect different emotional states...
Rural Life
Untapped potential: Why supporting women could be the key to farming's survival
Developing the role of women in agriculture is the “key to the survival” of Scottish farming, according to a Scottish...
Agri-Business
Still Ploughing On: Ayrshire retired farmers group off to a flying start
A newly established social group for retired and semi-retired farmers in Ayrshire is off to a flying start. Around 35...
Agri-Business
Fife farmers warned of rural crime increase
NFU Scotland and Police Scotland are warning farmers in Fife to be extra vigilant when securing farm machinery and property...
Arable
AHDB releases latest light leaf spot risk forecast
Light leaf spot (LLS) risk has remained relatively low in the UK, according to the spring update of the 2018-19...
Beef
No-deal import tariffs 'mixed picture' for Scottish red meat industry
The Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red...
Agri Politics
Farming unions urge MPs to reject 'no-deal' following Meaningful Vote defeat
Following the Prime Minister’s defeat on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the presidents of four of the...
Rural Life
Scottish communicator to lead new international agricultural 'Vision 2025'
A Scottish agricultural communicator has been selected to head up an international committee setting out goals for the future of...
