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As Mental Health Awareness week kicks off for 2026, a new ‘Book Farmacy’ pilot as been announced to target the mental health crisis in Scotland’s farming communities

Rising fertiliser costs, sustainability concerns and consumer demand are driving a surge in organic farmland in the UK, according to Soil Association Certification

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector

Local election results across the country so far have indicated unpopular policies such as Inheritance Tax are coming back to bite the Prime Minister and the Labour Party

Aberfeldy beef and sheep farmer Martin Kennedy has urged Defra to reconsider the benefits of taking forward an industry-led approach to adopting ultra high frequency bovine electronic identification across the UK

Should ultra-processed foods be banned in schools?

Amy Jo Reid runs two EasyCare flocks on low-input systems, one of which is her own and the other is managed on a contract arrangement

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

²ÝÁñÉçÇø said everyone wants food to be affordable, but it cannot be done at the expense of undermining the people who produce it

Scottish land managers have urged responsible access to the countryside