Comment: Farmers know how to tackle flooding, but they’re not allowed to act
Farmers are a pretty resilient bunch and they will normally cope with the effects of a couple of wet days without paying too much attention to media hype.
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Increase in cost of agricultural land rents
Farmers across Scotland had to fork out an additional 6% for the cost of renting agricultural land last year, according to statistics released by Holyrood.
Jeremy Moody tells how ‘Eurospeak’ adds twist to CAP reform complexity
Living in an English-speaking country is a big disadvantage when it comes to understanding CAP reform, according to Jeremy Moody.
Spotlight on implementing CAP reform measures
Within hours of the latest steps towards CAP reform being agreed the team from Andersons Farm Business Consultants were on their feet at an Edinburgh seminar outlining how the measures might be implemented.
Good nose can help to determine soil health
Digging is the key to assessing soil health, according to Lancashire-based consultant James Bretherton but a good nose can help, too.
Aberdeen-Angus role for Neil Caul
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society has appointed Neil Caul as assistant breed secretary.
Away-wintering of cattle pays off for upland farmer
An upland beef and sheep producer near Stirling has successfully boosted his suckler cow net margin by £2,000 following a decision to away-winter his cattle.
Amalgamation of winter shows off agenda for now
It seems the latest effort to amalgamate Scotland’s two agricultural winter shows have come to nought.
First Milk’s chairmanship to pass to former minister
FIRST MILK, the UK’s only major farmer-owned dairy company, has announced the appointment of Sir Jim Paice MP, formerly agriculture and food minister at Defra, as company chairman.
ScotchWatch spotlight on meat products
NFU Scotland has run a ShelfWatch campaign for several years to monitor retailer commitment to Scottish and UK produce. Now it has introduced a ScotchWatch variant to look specifically at meat products.