Farming groups have expressed their anger after students at Stirling University voted to have meat and dairy banned from campus food outlets.
Farmers have been told to ignore flood warnings ‘at their peril’ as the UK gears up for another winter of extreme weather which could see a repeat of the devastating storms that ripped through rural communities last February.
Showing is an enjoyable busman’s holiday for the Mungo Bryson family, who will be returning to exhibit dairy cattle at AgriScot this year from the farm in Mauchline. Wendy Short finds out more.
Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.
The Scottish Government is being urged to do more to control feral pigs, as fears of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak grow.
Women are being put off farming because of a perception that the work is unsuitable for them, according to a new Scottish Government report.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may not have mentioned farming when she announced her ‘Building a New Scotland’ economic plan this week, but many of the proposals, if ever enacted, would have a direct effect on the industry.
NFU Scotland’s ‘Food Needs a Farmer’ rally outside the Scottish Parliament is not due until November 2, but already politicians in Scotland are bickering about the degree to which they will support it.
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.