In March, the UK launched its Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025. The objective is to reduce pesticide use for environmental and human health reasons. While it recognises that farmers need the tools to grow food and the merits of Integrated Pest...
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, is thrilled to announce its latest fundraising challenge, taking place next month, when eight supporters will abseil from the world’s tallest whisky distillery. On Sunday 11th May, the daredevil...
Peter Eccles saw himself as a dedicated and conscientious farm manager and hardworking rugby teammate. When both came to an end, he found himself having something of an identity crisis. Now, after opening his own on-farm fitness business and getting involved in...
A landmark building in the heart of Huntly has officially reopened its doors as a dynamic new community space, following a major redevelopment by Huntly Development Trust (HDT). Known as Number 30, the former Cruickshanks department store, which had been vacant since...
With just 13mm of rain since the beginning of March, Norfolk grower, Michael Wilton will start irrigating cereals this week to protect yield potential. Michael manages the Stody Estate’s acreage in North Norfolk alongside 600ha of contract farmland. Crops are looking...
Pea growers have a new, free resource at their fingertips, thanks to a collaboration between ADAS, BASF, and the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO). The inaugural Pea Growth Guide is a comprehensive booklet, available online and in print, sharing...
The food supply chain and agriculture stakeholder group, FAST, met with Scottish Government last week to discuss how to best implement agricultural support. Members of FAST, who were invited as a critical stakeholder group, represent organisations from across the...
The farmland market in England and Wales is holding steady in the face of mounting sector pressures, according to the latest results from the Knight Frank Farmland Index. Despite wider challenges across the agricultural sector and ongoing policy uncertainty, values...
A new survey, carried out by the agricultural wellbeing charity, Farmstrong Scotland, has found that farmer and crofter wellbeing is lower than the Scottish population. More than one-third of respondents fell into the low wellbeing category, when compared to the most...
CARAS the body honouring distinguished service to Scottish agriculture and related sectors has a new Chair. Well respected Midlothian farm and estate manager Bill Gray MBE was appointed at their recent Conference and AGM held at the Royal Highland centre, Ingliston....