Beef
UK farming unions outline measures needed to address beef price crisis
The presidents of four of the main UK farming unions have met at the 100th Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd,...
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Rural Life
WATCH: Scottish tourist board sends Highland Cow into space
Forget flying pigs, a plucky little Highland Cow has just become the world’s first ‘coosmonaut’ after being launched into space...
Rural Life
Parliamentary Committee finds Scottish dog control laws 'not fit for purpose'
NFU Scotland has welcomed a report from an influential parliamentary committee that scrutinised the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010...
Agri Politics
New study provides insight into Brexit impacts for beef and lamb sectors
A new report released this week has revealed the full extent of Brexit’s potential implications for British beef and lamb...
Agri-Business
Scottish General Licence consultation opens
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has announced it will launch a 12-week consultation reviewing General Licences for wild birds. All wild...
Agri-Business
De facto Deputy Prime Minister welcomed to Islay farm
NFU Scotland’s Islay members welcomed the de-facto Deputy Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. David Lidington CBE MP to see first-hand the...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish pig prices see steady summer increase
Scottish pig producers are benefiting from a slow and persistent rise in farmgate prices which have climbed 10% since the...
Arable
Pest pressure for oilseed rape leads to cereals area growth
The English oilseed rape area has fallen to a 16-year low, following a year of challenging agronomics and pest pressure....
Dairy
New £8 million Dairy Innovation Centre planned at SRUC
The Borderlands partnership has announced it will invest up to £8 million into a new Centre of Dairy Innovation in...
Beef
Union calls on nation to back Scotch Beef during price slump
A prolonged three-year low in the beef price is seriously impacting the incomes of farms and crofters across the country,...
Dairy
First Milk announces plans to close one of its Scottish creameries
First Milk has announced plans to close one of its Scottish creameries after it failed to find a buyer for...
Dairy
Union hears out members at mandatory dairy contract meetings
Scottish dairy farmers turned out in strong numbers to have an open discussion with NFU Scotland on proposed mandatory contracts...
Agri-Business
FUW to consult extensively on Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is planning to hold meetings during the summer and into the autumn to discuss...
Agri-Business
Union calls for Scottish Government to make up LFASS 2019 shortfall
NFU Scotland has written to the Scottish Government calling on it to act with “urgency and certainty” to plug the...
Rural Life
'Established' dairy farm includes 3 robotic milking machines on 523ac
Galbraith has brought to the open market East Tarbrax Farm in North Lanarkshire, a substantial dairy unit of 523.33ac currently...
Agri Politics
Hunt statement on 'relief programme' is a 'recognition of devastation'
The comments from Jeremy Hunt – where he vowed to introduce a “relief programme” for agriculture in the case of...
Rural Life
Winners of 2019 SAYFC Scotch Beef Country Cook announced
Two teams of young farmers proved they could handle the heat of the kitchen at Saturday’s final of the Scotch...
Grass
Better Grazing meetings to put multi-species swards in the spotlight
Livestock farmers are invited to attend one of the five free meetings organised by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) as part...
