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...
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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...
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...
