An expansion of its portfolio of new environmentally-friendly biological products has been made by Bionema. The 'bio-ag' market, which includes pesticides, stimulants and fertilisers, was estimated to ...

NFU Scotland is demanding answers from Quality Meat Scotland on the consistency of applying assurance rules 'regardless of the scale of the business' following a Karro employee's guilty verdict for ...

Winter wheat growers are being advised to not only stay alert for Septoria tritici this season, but also for yellow rust risks at the upcoming leaf three (T1) spray timing. Although Septoria is ...

It looks like the new IT system which will run the Scottish Government's support scheme for agriculture will cost taxpayers £24m. ScotGov's Agricultural Department have agreed a contract worth £24m ...

NFU Scotland is championing the benefits of coupled beef support just as payments of £101 per calf hit farmer’s accounts this week. The Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) is paying out £40m ...

In the current week's camera club compilation, we've got an assortment of captivating subjects, including newborn lambs, highland cattle, awe-inspiring landscapes, loyal canine companions, young ...

Bairds Malt's newest maltings in Inverness are now up and running and it should be running at full capacity from sometime this month. This means the Inverness plant will need to procure around 74,000 ...

James Sloan has installed a 50-point rotary parlour at Dormieston Farm near Ayr, with a vision to grow his 200 milking herd significantly in the next five years. However, his investment in three Fendt ...

Rapidly tumbling crop prices and stubbornly high input costs, were the hot topics discussed at NFU Scotland's arable meeting in Aberdeenshire, recently. The meeting was opened by chair, Scott Campbell ...

New digital solution to detect and treat lameness in cows faster has been created by the joint collaboration of GEA and CattleEye. This consists of a camera and software that analyses the animals’ ...

A new bolus to supply cattle weighing over half a tonne with enough essential trace elements for six months in one single application has been developed by Animax, a multinational veterinary ...

As livestock farmers, in particular, it is easy to feel embattled. We are often on the receiving end of vegan advocacy. We are being called out as an industry to measure and mitigate our carbon impact ...