Top adviser at odds with government’s GM stance
Scotland’s chief plant health officer has publicly declared he is at odds with his political masters over their stance on the use of gene editing.
Farming news
Union puts forward proposal for three-tier support regime
A gung-ho Brexit roadshow swung into Perth this week, manned by farmers’ union leaders who proffered a ready-made farm support regime for roll-out by 2021 or 2022.
Farm deaths figure highlights dangers
Scotland’s farmers have received a wake-up call with the publication of statistics which reveal five people were killed in agricultural accidents in the last 12 months.
Family partnership in prestigious final
A Perthshire family farming partnership headed by husband and wife Neil and Debbie McGowan has won through to the final of the AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year award.
Seed potato ‘threat’ to growers
The Scottish Government has called on Defra to put measures in place which would prevent UK producers from importing European-grown seed potatoes in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Scottish farmers ‘losing out’ over Holyrood stance – Gove
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has suggested “forces” in the Holyrood government are playing politics with plans to support farmers post-Brexit.
Call for consumers to rethink their reliance on large eggs
A new campaign aims to end shoppers’ obsession with large eggs.
Local ploughmen reign supreme at Kelso
Renowned local ploughmen Andrew Mitchell, from Forfar, and Dave Carnegie, from Laurencekirk, have proved yet again that their skills are world class with outright wins in their classes at the Scottish Ploughing Championships at Kelso.
Tories ‘eager to stop direct payments’, says Ewing
Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing has accused the UK Government of being intent on stopping direct support payments to farmers “just as quickly as they can get away with it”.
Union’s top table needs aspiring farm politician
A vacancy has opened up for an ambitious farm politician to sit at NFU Scotland’s top table.