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Rural & Farming News

£1 Million Available For Dairy Innovation Projects

The Digital Dairy Chain is preparing to launch the second round of its Collaborative Research and Development Funding Competition from 6 May, with £1.1...

Grant Scheme Helps Get 9000 New Trees Planted

Through recent months, the South of Scotland Tree Planting Grant Scheme has funded the planting of 9,099 native trees across Dumfries & Galloway. Awards...
Entries from South West Scotland to Attend the Biggest Beef Expo Ever

Entries from South West Scotland to Attend the Biggest Beef Expo Ever

Government & Shadow Ministers, MPs, Supermarket Procurement Directors, Breeders, and farmers will gather to celebrate the successes and confront the critical challenges facing the...
LAGGAN BACKS 2024 HELPING IT HAPPEN AWARDS

Laggan Backs 2024 Helping It Happen Awards

Rural communities are being urged to share success stories from their local area as the Helping it Happen Awards 2024 nominations are launched.   Estates, farms,...
Galloway and West Dumfries politicians pledge to protect fishing

Galloway and West Dumfries politicians pledge to protect fishing

MORE THAN 50 MSPs including three party leaders have put their names to a pledge that commits them to protect and support Scotland’s vital...

Call For Dogs To Be Kept On Short Leash In Countryside

The lambing season is a joyful time of year, with lambs frolicking in the fields a sign that Spring has arrived. However, for farmers it...
NFU SCOTLAND BRIEFS MSPs AHEAD OF STAGE ONE DEBATE ON AGRICULTURAL BILL

NFU Scotland Briefs MSPs Ahead Of Stage One Debate On Agricultural Bill

The Union welcomes Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee’s Stage One Report. Scottish Government’s Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill  was  put to debate in...

SRUC Researchers Win £300k To Help Farmers Achieve Net Zero

Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded nearly £300,000 to support the UK Government’s goals in meeting net zero targets for land...
NFU SCOTLAND CONCERNED ABOUT LAND REFORM BILL

NFU Scotland Concerned About Land Reform Bill

Scottish Government’s Land Reform Bill could have significant implications for Scottish agriculture according to NFU Scotland, the lead representative organisation for Scotland’s farmers and...
First-ever flux tower installed in the South of Scotland to measure greenhouse gases

First Ever Flux Tower Installed in the South of Scotland to Measure Greenhouse Gases

The South of Scotland is joining a national network of flux towers, with a unique project allowing greenhouse gases to be measured as the...