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...
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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...
Rural Life
£88,000 prize fund set for Scotland's largest two-day agricultural show
The countdown is on for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show. Attracting around 30,000 visitors annually, Turriff Show is set to...
Rural Life
Technology-fuelled farming at the northern tip of Scotland
Farming technology will be the focus of the upcoming Sutherland Monitor Farm meeting, which takes place on Wednesday, July 25....
Arable
MPs see first-hand 'appalling waste' on Scotland's fields of rotting fruit
A band of brave Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee members have taken to Scotland’s fields to give fruit picking a go...
Agri-Business
Fresh produce graduate scheme calls for more members in Scotland
The organisation offering graduate schemes for the fresh produce industry, Management Development Services (MDS), has called for more members in...
Agri-Business
Scotland's Less Favourable Area Scheme: 4,675 payments on their way today
The 2017 Less Favourable Area Support Scheme (LFASS) payments for farmers and crofters in Scotland have now started. 4,675 payments worth...
Agri-Business
North-East and Scotland top CAAV exams
A farmer’s son from Durham has topped the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers’ (CAAV) exams, earning him the prestigious RASE...
Environment
Drought: From zero grazing to grazing zero in Scotland
Farmers north of the border of are getting desperate as the summer heatwave pushes parts of Scotland into drought conditions....
Agri-Business
Europe-wide CO2 shortage closes abattoir doors in Scotland
In the midst of a growing shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) across Europe, a Scottish abattoir has announced it will...
Agri-Business
Scotland hopes to unlock US beef market by applying for BSE Negligible Risk status
The Scottish Government will consult on plans to apply for BSE Negligible Risk status – a move which could unlock...
EU
Bird flu reaches Scotland as control zone is put in place
A suspect case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been identified in chickens on a farm in Dunfermline, Scotland, the...
Grass
Low protein silage in Scotland could 'slowly starve stock'
Analysis of silage samples from beef herds and sheep flocks in Scotland have been found to have disturbingly low levels...
Agri-Business
Germany moves to ban GM crops - follows Scotland's lead
The German minister for agriculture Christian Schmidt has signalled that he wants to push ahead with plans to ban the...
Arable
Scotland moves to ban GM cultivation
Growing genetically modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in Scotland, its Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced. In...
Rural Life
Potato vending machines are now a thing in Scotland
Potato vending machines are turning over £1,000 a week for two farmers in Scotland. Pete and Euan Grewar, two of Scotland’s...
