A fresh row over farming powers is brewing between Westminster and Holyrood after the UK Government moved to approve gene editing.
Scotland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas has written to all pig keepers imploring them to take every step to keep African Swine Fever out of the country
Seed potatoes from Great Britain (GB) will be able to be sold in Northern Ireland (NI) once more under the terms of new legislation from Westminster.
After a two-year break, funding has been made available for a new round of monitor farms in Scotland.
Scottish Government funding has breathed new life into the rural training sector, helping upskill instructors and bring in new recruits.
Tougher bovine tuberculosis (bTB) controls including diagnostic testing, cattle movements and isolation requirements have been proposed by the Scottish Government in a new consultation.
The issue of future funding must be addressed if Scotland’s farming industry is to survive, leaders of NFU Scotland told the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice this week.
NFU Scotland has welcomed a new regional manager for Dumfries and Galloway.
With local elections only a week away, NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has issued a call for more support for home-produced food.
With major changes ahead in the red meat industry in Scotland, Ewan Pate spoke to Sarah Millar as she begins her new role as chief executive at Quality Meat Scotland