A Galloway National Park would be set up under the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000, it will indeed be set up under a very similar structure to existing Parks since there is no option in that Act ...

The Chancellor's budget could destroy family farms, hitting employment and economic growth, while overlooking the future of rural society ...

SIR, How about farmers go on a go slow with their tractors etc on busy main roads and dual carriage ways all over the Uk for one hour in the morning, e.g between 10-11 am. This would be a suitable ...

Liberal Democrat MP for north-east Fife, Wendy Chamberlain has thrown herself behind the plight of Scottish agriculture, in the wake of the Labour Government's budget announcements. She told The ...

The political football landed squarely at the First Minister’s feet, with a clear shot at an open goal—only for Mr Swinney to send it sailing wide at this week’s AgriScot. Amidst the fallout from ...

'One of the few positives from World War II, due to the extreme shortage of food, was that farmers were appreciated as never before or after. A consequence of this were the Agricultural Holdings Acts.

Mycoplasma bovis is a significant problem on UK beef and dairy farms. Having risen to an endemic level, it is cited as the most common pathogen in respiratory disease diagnoses. The AHDB estimates ...

Conservative MSP Douglas Ross used last week's Scottish Farmer front page in the Scottish Parliament yesterday (November 13), as a stark reminder of how Labour tax changes could hammer Scottish ...

The interbreed Super Heifer title went to the jointly owned heifer – Boclair Lambda Hope 18 – from David and John Brewster, Boclair and Ian Smith and sons, Greentowers. The reserve title went to Brian ...

Evening Stanleycup Jennifer has made AgriScot history taking the Super Cow title for the second year in a row. Over 10,000 visitors attended the event to witness the very best of the dairy sector on ...

UK farmers now have access to a 5-step guide and vaccine to manage calf cryptosporidiosis, supporting better health for dairy and beef herds.

Craig and Teen Malone from Cardenden took the top spot at the Scottish Premier Meat Exhibition with an ‘almost perfect’ beef carcase, ...