9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (13+ words) Farmers push for fuel priority amid rising diesel costs and risk'The Scottish Farmer...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (501+ words) Scotland's rural communities are being urged to shine a light on their unsung heroes as nominations open for the 2026 Helping It Happen Awards. Marking a milestone 10th year with the launch of a major new "10, 000 prize. Chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing said…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (250+ words) Young writers across Scotland are being challenged to put pen to paper and bring the future of farming to life, as the Royal Highland Show launches a nationwide short story competition as part of Scotland's National Year of Reading. Open…...

22+ hour, 17+ min ago  (977+ words) Farmers are being advised to take preventative steps ahead of late spring and summer to reduce the impact of heat stress on cows and calves, after research highlighted the long-term consequences it can have on health, welfare and productivity. Research…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (489+ words) Jakob Eunson, who runs Uradale Farm in Shetland, has been looking at ways to make slurry handling more straightforward within his organic system. The farm is a well-established sheep and cattle unit, with 95 head of cattle housed indoors over winter,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (233+ words) The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra ) will lift the mandatory poultry housing order in England and Wales from April 9, following a drop in avian influenza cases. Keepers have been given seven days" notice to prepare for birds…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (468+ words) At Easter time, cute, fuzzy chicks are everywhere. But what most Brits do not realise is that every year, around 45 million of those tiny chicks are killed by the egg industry shortly after hatching, simply because they were born the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (686+ words) Who could have predicted the scale of change facing farmers, farm managers, agronomists and the wider supply chain? Much attention has been given to rising input costs, particularly fertiliser, something we have, of course, experienced before, not least a couple…...

5+ day, 17+ min ago  (240+ words) Tickets are now on sale for LIV Golf United Kingdom presented by JCB, which takes place at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, Staffordshire, from July 23-26, 2026. The event is back for its third year at the club and marks…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (659+ words) Campaigners have warned that the safety of Scotland's farming sector must be fully examined at a forthcoming public inquiry into a major new power line project. The coalition of rural groups behind NOTKUP, including Deeside Against Pylons, Angus Pylon Action…...