Unlike England, Scotland is retaining the BPS system used in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, under which payments are made to farmers based on the amount of land being farmed. But changes are ...

The Scottish government have confirmed a single case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Dumfries ...

A case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland. Atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ), ...

Strategic export growth: Exports to priority markets such as France and the United States have continued to flourish. For example, Scottish food exports to the EU in 2023 were valued at £1.3 billion, ...

One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects is on track to be built in Scottish waters, after ...

The specialist pre-assembly and marshalling of the wind farm’s turbines will be carried out by Vestas in the Port of Dundee. The Vestas 15 megawatt (MW) turbines are said to be the tallest ever ...

NFU Scotland has announced five candidates competing for the roles of president and vice president ahead of the union’s AGM ...

One of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind projects is on track to be built in Scottish waters after ...

One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects is on track to be built in Scottish waters, after the team behind it announced it has hit a major milestone. Muir Mhòr Offshor ...

Whilst there has been much talk about the impact of the family farm inheritance tax, the effect on one key farming sector has ...

SEVEN fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide ...