Jim – I normally enjoy reading your honest, heartfelt articles in The Scottish Farmer. When it comes to cows, sheep and farming in Scotland your comments are often inspirational and easy to agree with ...

Chaired by our own editor, John Sleigh, each night has a cracking line up of speakers who will be talking the biggest issues facing the farming industry today. Audience participation will be ...

The Scottish Government is being urged to use new agricultural subsidies to help farmers and crofters go green. Scotland’s new subsidy system for farmers and crofters should prioritise ...

Almost half a million schoolchildren across the UK learnt more about the farming industry during British Science Week, ...

It’s the job of Casey McIntyre, resource manager for Acadian Plant Health in Scotland, to coordinate ... by human activity such as intensive farming practices, deforestation, overgrazing ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking ... The building was “likely the dwelling of a wealthy farming household.” But ...

The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust has announced the appointment of three new Next-Gen poultry Scholars: Holly Buchan of Aberdeenshire, Rachel Campbell of Peeblesshire, and Emily Brass of Cumbria ...

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NFU Scotland (NFUS) says robust government backing is essential to ensure the success of the farming and crofting industry throughout this transition. See also: NFU Scotland commits to diversity ...

In many coastal regions, tourism and fish farms are vital industries that drive economic growth. Yet, they often compete for ...

A mass escape of 80,000 farmed salmon off the coast of Scotland, which was kept from ... barrier to long-term sustainability" of salmon farming is the amount of wild fish, such as mackerel and ...

It has been more than five years since Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon-farming firm Bakkafrost entered Scotland via the ...