3+ hour ago  (399+ words) SAYFC's Penny Montgomerie (left) and RSABI's Pauline Macmillan (right) with QMS chair Kate Rowell >(Image: QMS) A fundraising campaign at this year's Royal Highland Show has raised a record "12, 254 for two Scottish rural charities. Quality Meat Scotland's (QMS) annual T'shirt…...

8+ hour ago  (795+ words) On the first weekend after the EU Referendum vote in June 2016, Scottish farmers gathered at Ingliston for the Royal Highland Show in a state of shock. The Scottish Farmer's front page captured the mood: "Business as usual," we told readers,…...

11+ hour ago  (331+ words) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order increasing federal investment in regenerative agriculture, just hours after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Bayer in a closely watched case involving the herbicide glyphosate. The order directs the Departments…...

5+ hour ago  (399+ words) Greencrop has expanded its forage equipment offering with the introduction of the Kemper C30 grass pick-up in Kemper's own red colours, providing a new route to a machine that has already proven popular among forage contractors and large-scale grassland operators. Until…...

12+ hour ago  (411+ words) Soil fertility is still often discussed in relatively simple terms " nutrients, p H, organic matter, and yield response. However, work from the University of Stirling suggests this only captures part of the picture, particularly in perennial systems where soil biology…...

9+ hour ago  (327+ words) A grouse moor owner has pledged "250, 000 to Moredun Research Institute's louping ill vaccine crowdfunding campaign in a match funded donation designed to encourage other upland industries to contribute. The pledge means that every pound donated by other supporters will be…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (356+ words) Galloway Country Fair is set to return to Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate this summer, with organisers promising its biggest programme yet as thousands of visitors prepare to descend on the Dumfriesshire venue on August 8 and 9. The annual event will once…...

23+ hour ago  (522+ words) Summer showers and a reduced livestock entry due to equine flu cancelling horse classes did not deter exhibitors and spectators attending Kilbarchan Show, where the Charolais champion, Barnsford Veronique, stepped up to take the supreme overall. Big smiles at Kilbarchan…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (458+ words) A new online game developed through a partnership between the James Hutton Institute and Abertay University has brought together researchers, students and staff including Dr Andrew Reid, lecturer in Games Production at Abertay, to explore how potatoes have shaped Scotland's…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (468+ words) First Milk has published a new white paper arguing that regenerative farming must move beyond practice-based claims and be underpinned by measurable outcomes to build trust, attract investment and strengthen resilience across the food system. The document, 'From principles to…...