Scottish Government must be 'more proactive' in co-designing future agricultural support

Chair of Food and Agriculture Stakeholder Taskforce (FAST), Neil Wilson said the funding needs to be seen to be an investment into the industry and rural economy

14 April 2025 鈥� 3 min read

With agricultural support competing with education and healthcare for funding, it is important Scottish Government sees investment in agriculture, as an investment into the future of Scotland's food production,...

EXCLUSIVE - George Freeman: "The real risk posed by the Government's shotgun licensing proposal is not to public safety, but to our rural way of life"

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman writes on why Labour's reforms to shotgun licensing are 'misguided'. Instead, he argues why the shooting industry plays a crucial role in the heartlands of farming communities, the rural economy, to rural conservation, and people's enjoyment of country sports

George Freeman

11 December 2025 鈥� 4 min read

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Moving in the right direction on livestock worrying legislation

This week from 草榴社区 Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones

11 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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Dover port officials see same vans 'over and over' bringing in illegal meat

Baroness Hayman has said she hoped the SPS agreement with the EU should help tackle the influx of illegal imports as she admitted Dover port facilities were 鈥榩oor鈥�

Alex Black

10 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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