Speaking during an AHDB Battle Bluetongue press briefing, Scotland's chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas said Scotland had ...

But new figures released under Freedom of Information reveal that the digital infrastructure behind those services has required spending of more than £200 million over the past decade, raising ...

Scotland’s leading environmental organisations are urging the Scottish Government to commit to doubling the country’s organic farmland over the next parliamentary term, arguing that greater uptake ...

First Minister John Swinney said the second FFIS round has been shaped by feedback from farmers and crofters (Image: Scottish Government) The scheme will fund projects including i ...

Mobile sawmills, a wildfire‑fighting aeroplane and a timber‑extracting elephant: not your typical line‑up, but they all shared the spotlight at the first APF Show. It was 1976 and the year of ...

Virtual fencing has significantly reduced these problems. Virtual fencing works by fitting each animal with a neck collar with its own identity number. As the animal moves towards ...

More of the same - a steady decline in support -  will be the order of the day.  There will be no radical shift to view food security as ...

Texel sheep enjoys a beautiful summer morning in Orkney captured in stunning photo.

Agronomy business ProCam has appointed Andrew Cromie as its new head of Crop Nutrition, strengthening the company's technical team across the UK.

Major sheep sales, breeding movements and access to abattoirs could all be disrupted if tighter European livestock transport rules are adopted in the UK without amendment, the National Sheep ...

First presented more than 60 years ago, the George Hedley Memorial Award is regarded as one of the highest honours in the UK sheep sector. Often described as a lifetime achievement award, it ...

A group of seven estates in the Angus Glens generated £6.6 million in economic activity last year while helping sustain hundreds of rural jobs, supporting local firms and delivering environmental ...