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A new well-being survey ‘designed by farmers for farmers’ is hoped to provide a better understanding into Scottish farmers’ and crofters’ needs and concerns.

Police responses to sheep worrying incidents are improving as more farmers opt to report the crime, industry chiefs have said.Ìý

A Government proposal to ban local authorities from charging for DIY household waste disposal could help curb fly-tipping incidents, industry chiefs have said.Ìý

A Scottish MP has called for sea eagles to be culled where they hunt farm animals and threaten crofters’ livelihoods, following incidents of lambs being torn ‘limb from limb’.

A Scottish MP has called for sea eagles to be culled where they hunt farm animals and threaten crofters livelihoods, following incidents of lambs being torn limb from limb.

The application window for the Government’s Lump Sum Exit Scheme has now opened to help farmers exit the sector in a ‘managed’ way.

Convenience markets could pose a potential opportunity for the red meat sector as shoppers turn back to quick and easy meals.

There is a real danger Red Tractor (RT) could become Defra’s policing body, making the assurance schemeÌý‘more compulsory than voluntary’, farmers fear.Ìý

Fake meat will not save the planet and risks entrenching domination of food systems by giant ag-corporations, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES) has warned.Ìý