Inclusive Farm Scotland has welcomed the first students to its 22-acre working farm at Tarland on Royal Deeside as the charity's purpose-built facilities near completion. Through significant fundraising efforts, what was ley ground and old stone buildings has been...
This year has reminded us just how unpredictable potato growing can be. We got off to a great start with early planting and good soil conditions, but then the rain more or less stopped. Apart from the odd shower, it stayed dry right through to harvest. Only about 30%...
Farmlay welcomed North East MSPs and councillors to Cockmuir Farm outside Strichen last Friday 21st November as part of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) ‘Meating Our Potential’ campaign, which encourages Scotland’s beef farmers to add just two more cows to their herd...
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has confirmed the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Emma Reynolds MP, will deliver the annual political keynote address before taking questions from the audience. Hosted in Oxford and online from 7th to...
ABP UK has launched a new Farm Ambassador Programme, bringing together a group of progressive beef and sheep farmers from within its supply base to help shape the company’s sustainability and supply chain strategy, and to act as advocates for the British red meat...
A bespoke demographic mapping tool developed by Knight Frank’s viticulture consultancy has helped one of the UK’s largest wine producers, MDCV UK, achieve a 90% year-on-year increase in visitor footfall and more than a fivefold uplift in sales of its most exclusive...
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), supported by TIAH and BASF Agricultural Solutions, has announced the 15 individuals who will participate in its next Inspire Programme, including a fully funded ticket to OFC 2026 (7 – 9 January), themed Growing Resilience. Focused...
AgriScot, the UK’s premier agricultural business event, has recorded the highest attendance in its 24-year history as well as a significant increase in participation in their Dairy Classes, Silage and Business Skills Competitions. Welcoming close to 12,000 visitors,...
One of Scotland’s best homegrown products will be taking centre stage on menus across the country later this month for St Andrew’s Day. An idea sparked by a sheep farmer and a livestock auctioneer to make Scotch Lamb the natural choice for celebrating St Andrew’s...
GB Potatoes has launched a new Potato Industry Confidence Survey to capture a comprehensive picture of grower sentiment, production trends and the factors shaping the future of the potato sector across Great Britain. The survey is designed not only to measure...