Sheep
10 sheep killed in Borders worrying incident
Police are appealing for witnesses after 10 sheep were killed in a suspected livestock worrying incident in the Scottish Borders....
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Rural Life
SRUC makes major donation to food bank charity
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated a whopping 1.4t donation of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters...
Agri-Business
Seasonal worker shortage sees eastern Europeans flown into UK
Several large UK farms are taking drastic steps to cope with the seasonal labour shortage chartering flights for eastern European...
Beef
Consumers encouraged to learn with leading chefs during lockdown
As people are spending more time at home than ever before, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is encouraging consumers to use...
Rural Life
Scottish skills matching service to help rural businesses
A new service has been launched to match Scottish rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers during the Covid-19 lockdown....
Agri-Business
Union launches survey to gauge Scottish farmers' Covid-19 experiences
A survey launched this week aims to help farmers in Scotland communicate the issues they are facing as a result...
Agri-Business
New remote assessment tool launched for Scottish quality assurance
Following the suspension of all face-to-face assessments of its quality assurance schemes, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new,...
Beef
Call for greater transparency in the beef chain
NFU Scotland was written to the UK Government calling for action to deliver better price transparency in the beef supply...
Arable
UK sets end date for epoxiconazole
UK farmers have accused the EU of banning fungicide products based on epoxiconazole for political reasons. The Chemicals Regulation Division...
Dairy
Union calls for urgent interventions to support Welsh dairy farms
NFU Cymru has called on the Government to act to ensure the survival of Wales’ dairy sector amid claims as...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government likely to extend Tenants' Amnesty deadline
Tenant farmers who have yet to notify their landlords of any improvements on their farms were set to lose out...
Rural Life
Farmers report surge in fly-tipping incidents as lockdown sees dumps closed
Rural areas around the UK have seen a dramatic increase in fly-tipping over the last number of weeks, with many...
Agri-Business
Scotch Beef and Lamb promoted to 1.4 million Scots this Easter
With Easter set to be very different from usual for many families in Scotland, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has partnered...
Agri-Business
Scottish retailers to lift lockdown restrictions on dairy products
Supermarkets are beginning to lift restrictions on dairy products following pressure from the farmers’ union in Scotland. The past three...
Dairy
RABDF seeks Government support to prevent widespread dairy disruption
Dairy farmers are calling on the Government to help fund a short-term financial support scheme for farmers severely affected by...
Agri-Business
UK farmers forced to dump milk as Covid-19 knocks processing capacity
Farmers in parts of England say they have been asked to dump their milk as processors struggle to work through...
Agri-Business
NFU Mutual launches £32 million industry support package
A £32 million support package to support agriculture through Covid-19 has been made available by rural insurer NFU Mutual. The...
Agri-Business
UK’s first online-only livestock auction to take place next week
The catalogue is already published and plans are well underway for the UK’s first-ever totally virtual livestock sale. The lockdown has...
