Faroe Islands’ Wild west farming

Faroe Islands’ Wild west farming

There’s an archipelago of 18 islands located between Shetland and Iceland that’s home to just 54,000 people. I visited these islands – the Faroes – a few weeks ago to learn more about its fishery and agricultural sectors. The similarities to Scotland’s islands...
P&J column – Jane Craigie, July

P&J column – Jane Craigie, July

As I write this, I’m sitting in rural Denmark at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists’ Congress. In many ways the Danish landscape is similar to much of Scotland; farmers are dominantly growing spring barley, oats, as well as lots of grass and...