Scotland’s smallest herds with fewer than 30 cows, which make up almost half (49%) of all beef holdings and 10.3% of total breeding dams, could see potential funding reductions of £241,240, the loss of one and a half livestock marts and a large abattoir. This is the...
Joining Farmlay as a contract producer has helped a young Scottish farmer transform a modest acreage into a profitable concern. Like generations of farmers’ sons before him, Ross Learmonth was determined to “stand on my own two feet” and attempt to make his own living...
Six pioneering voices to present at OFC25 on transformative ideas in food, farming, and sustainability The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), supported by McCain Foods (GB) Ltd., is thrilled to announce the six trailblazers selected for its inaugural Inspiring...
The recent Budget announcements sent shockwaves through many rural businesses across the UK, and now data from Knight Frank shows that the drastic reduction of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will have the biggest impact on Less Favoured Area (LFA) farmers. Defra will...
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, has recently secured charity status and is now looking for new trustees to join its board. The peer-to-peer led programme has spent the last year developing its governance and structure, to ensure it...
Wow, what a year it’s been! As I look back on my first year as Programme Director at Farmstrong Scotland I am filled with pride and gratitude for the progress we’ve made as a team. I’m lucky to love what I do and am passionate about the potential Farmstrong has to...
Over 40 farms entered the inaugural 2024 M&S Steak Competition run as part of the ‘live and carcase’ Premier Meat Exhibition at ABP’s Bridge of Allan site on 9 November. The Scottish National Fatstock Club’s event, now in its 31st year, has been supported by...
The 2024 ABP Winter Fair – the Premier Meat Exhibition - held at the Bridge of Allan site on 9 November, was a sell-out success once again. Organised by the Scottish National Fatstock Club and sponsored by M&S, the event is now in its 31st year. In total, 139...
Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP, attended AgriScot for the first time today (13th November) at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, underscoring the event’s importance as the premier winter gathering for Scotland’s agricultural community. Addressing a...
For the first time since the modernisation of the electricity network, horses are being used to extract timber on SSEN Transmission projects. It may be the image of a bygone era, but there is still very much a place for horse logging - the extraction of timber - from...