Rural Life
22-year-old sheep and dairy man named first Scottish Young Farmer of the Year
The Scottish Association of Young Farmer Clubs (SAYFC) announced the winner of the hotly-contested inaugural Young Farmer of the Year...
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Agri-Business
Dairy hygiene giant announces UK and Irish acquisition
Kersia – the new name for brands including Hypred, Anti-Germ, Medentech, LCB Food Safety and G3 – has announced the...
Machinery
Zetor hits the ‘highlands’ with its new-look workhorses
Zetor brought eight tractors to the recent Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland (June 21-24) – a line-up which included...
Beef
China to lift its longstanding British beef ban
China has today lifted its longstanding British beef ban, in a landmark move for British producers estimated to be worth...
Agri-Business
CO2 shortage: Gas should be directed to those who need it most
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has called for national carbon dioxide (CO2) supplies to be redirected to abattoirs in need...
Agri-Business
Europe-wide CO2 shortage forces Scottish abattoir to close
A Scottish abattoir has announced it will close after running out of carbon dioxide (CO2). The gas, which is used...
Environment
New hedgecutting rules to save crops from being crushed
An amendment to Scottish hedgecutting regulations will allow cutting to take place prior to the sowing of oilseed rape and...
Rural Life
'Dry, hot and sunny' weather forecast...but for how long?
As a second summer heatwave kicks in across the nation, many areas are seeing restricted grass growth due to a...
Government
Highland Show: Lord Duncan hails 'golden age' of agri innovation
Celebrating his first year in office, UK Government minister Lord Duncan visited innovators and scientists leading the way in high-tech...
Arable
SRCU trials event to focus on growing for the market and boosting margins
Ensuring that Scottish cereals remain “the supply of choice” for the whisky and gin markets will be among the topics...
Rural Life
Fancy an all-expenses-paid trip to OFC?...Here's your chance!
For the second year in a row, National Farmers’ Union Scotland members are being given the opportunity to win an...
Rural Life
Prince's Countryside Fund launches Scottish rural development group
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced it will launch a new Scottish rural development group today, at the first day...
Agri-Business
Arla board sets May milk price above 30p/L
The board of Britain’s largest milk processor – Arla – has met to set a price for May milk supplies...
Agri Politics
Farmers and crofters look to British Government to 'step up the pace' on Brexit
Scottish farmers have called for clarity on funding, trade and labour post-Brexit, just nine months from the UK’s expected departure...
Government
England's largest ever BVD scheme launches today - but what's involved?
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland could continue getting EU funding post-Brexit
Northern Ireland should continue getting EU regional funds post-2020, when the Brexit transition period ends, the Regional Development Committee stated...
Beef
£20 million Scotbeef facility given the green light
An abattoir development described as “absolutely pivotal” for the future of livestock farmers in the north-east has been given the green...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland could continue getting EU funding post-Brexit
Northern Ireland should continue getting EU regional funds post-2020, when the Brexit transition period ends, the Regional Development Committee stated...
