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Prime Minister Liz Truss may be going all out for growth, growth, growth but rising costs and labour shortages mean previously thriving rural enterprises in Scotland are stalling or going out of business altogether.

Rent freezes could have decades-long consequences for the private rented sector in rural Scotland.

NFU Scotland is organising a rally for its members outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, November 2 from 12 noon to 2pm.

Scottish Governments ambition to become a world leader in regenerative agriculture has been overtaken by events, according to NFU Scotland.

Scottish Government’s ambition to become a world leader in regenerative agriculture has been ‘overtaken by events’, according to NFU Scotland.

Scottish farmers waiting for advance payment of their 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) last week were disappointed to find that the promised funds had failed to reach their bank accounts.

Food and drink producers often face a difficult trade-off between the environmental impact of using plastic and contributing to food waste.

AgriScot Business Skills competition set to help farming businesses build resilience

Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is already costing the seed potato sector £25 million per year, but this figure could rise to £125m per year.

Almost 20 stakeholder organisations held an emergency meeting over the lack of progress on developing a Scottish agriculture policy last week.