Veteran haulier Ian Connor of ÂÌýGartocharn based J Cooper & Co is this year’s recipient of the Stalwart award, presented annually by NFU Scotland’s Argyll & the Islands region.
Scotlands woodland is worth almost £100 million a year for its help to prevent flooding, according to a new study.
Support needed to increase farms’ resilience
The Animal and Plant Health Agency map showing Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Scotland is beginning to fill up due to a number of outbreaks in the centre of the country. ÂÌý
The UK Government must support domestic fertiliser production if it is to prevent a worsening of the food security crisis, NFU Scotland has demanded.
Calls for the Government to work more closely with the poultry sector are growing following further outbreaks of avian influenza across both England and Scotland.
NFU Scotland is gathering evidence on how deteriorating ferry services are affecting farmers and crofters.
Farming support was protected in headline terms in the Scottish Budget presented by Finance Secretary John Swinney last week.