Rural Life
NFU Scotland announces additional family membership
Partners and children of NFU Scotland members can now be added – at no cost – to farming or crofting...
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Sheep
Scotland's largest livestock worrying fine totalled just £500
The Scottish Government has been criticised for “total inaction” on livestock worrying after it emerged the largest fine handed out...
Agri-Business
Women in most remote rural areas are Scotland's worst paid
SRUC research commissioned by the Scottish Government has shown that in 2017 women in remote parts of the country had...
Agri-Business
New post created to manage NFU Scotland's policy team
NFU Scotland has appointed Gemma Cooper as the head of its policy team, a newly created post at the union. Ms....
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland appoints new regional director
The National Farmers Union, Scotland, has appointed Teresa Dougall as their first director of regions. The newly-created post has been...
Beef
Cross-border slaughter costs Scotland £2 million in 'lost levy' - QMS tells Commons
Levy redistribution was a major topic of concern raised by Scotland’s red meat industry during a discussion on the UK Government’s...
Beef
New QMS chairman to tour Scotland to gather industry views
Quality Meat Scotland’s new chairman Kate Rowell is spending her first few weeks in post travelling Scotland to hear from...
Sheep
Union figures show minimal use of dog control powers in Scotland
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has called for council officials to make better use of Dog Control Notices (DCNs). The...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland seeks members' views on AHDB consultation
NFU Scotland is consulting members on their views of AHDB as the UK Government examines the continuing need for the...
Beef
Quality Meat Scotland appoints new chairman
Borders farmer Kate Rowell has been appointed by Scottish ministers as the new chairman of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Mrs....
Agri-Business
Cuts to Scotland's LFASS payments 'unacceptable'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has called for Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing to hold LFA support at current levels during...
Agri-Business
Nuffield annual conference heads to Scotland
Bookings are now open for this year’s Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust annual conference which will be held in Glasgow, at...
Sheep
How Scotland's border farmers are preparing for winter
Some of Scotland’s most pioneering farmers and agricultural specialists are set to share their secrets for winter preparation at the...
Agri-Business
Farm plastic burning banned in Scotland
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced it will end exemptions for burning most types of agricultural waste from...
Machinery
Meet the mini monster tank tackling Scotland's gorse fires
He might only be a volunteer, but armed with his remote control ‘tank’, Cameron McCrae is the latest crucial addition...
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,...
N.Ireland
Vandals in Scotland set fire to £100,000 worth of wheat
Police in Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire at a farm that led to the destruction of...
