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...
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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...
World News
Scotland's farmers debate the pros and cons of independence
The NFU Scotland has rounded off its series of referendum debates across the country, held over the last six months, aimed...
Sheep
Good lambing nutrition, key advice from Scotland
Common health issues around lambing time and the important role nutrition plays in having a successful lambing season was highlighted...
Dairy
Scotland has the dairy 'wow' factor
Tinahely Dairy Discussion group recently visited dairy farms in Scotland with hugely contrasting feed philosophies. AgriLand caught up with Paul Keogh, dairy...
N.Ireland
MP: Lab-grown meat programme ‘hugely concerning’ for agri sector
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a regulatory programme for cell cultivated products (CCPs), or lab-grown meat. Funded by...
Arable
Call for crop inputs in UK & Ireland to be independently trialled
The head of Scottish Agronomy is calling for all crop inputs used within UK and Irish agriculture to be independently...
N.Ireland
Livestock’s role in global society focus of Galway conference
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) will host its 2025 conference in Galway in the coming weeks where the...
Agri Politics
UKFAR appoints Dr. David Llewellyn as monitoring commissioner
Following the publication of the UK Farm Assurance Review (UKFAR), Dr. David Llewellyn CBE, has been appointed as the independent...
Environment
Soil Association calls for retention of sustainable farming payments
The Soil Association (SA) has criticised the government’s decision to stop taking new applications under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)....
Arable
Polish ware potatoes test positive for ring rot
Two consignments of ware potatoes, imported from Poland to the UK by the same Polish exporter, have tested positive for...
