Rural & Farming News

Golden Dairy Farm Opportunity Crops up In Dumfrieshire

Golden Dairy Farm Opportunity Crops up In Dumfrieshire

A rare opportunity to take over the running of a long-established dairy farm has been created by SRUC.   Applications are now open for the position,...
NFU SCOTLAND URGES CHANCELLOR TO ADDRESS FISCAL POLICIES IMPACTING AGRICULTURE

NFU Scotland Urges Chancellor To Address Fiscal Policies Impacting Agriculture  

NFU Scotland has warned that UK Government tax decisions are putting the future of Scottish farming and food production at risk. In a formal...
Good news for dragonflies in Scotland

Good News For Dragonflies In Scotland

Dragonflies – including threatened and endangered species – are set to benefit from a new partnership between the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) and Forestry...
FLS safety warning against amateur windblow clearance

FLS Safety Warning Against Amateur Windblow Clearance

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has urged members of the public attempting to cut up windblown trees in south Scotland to stay at home...

Ministers Open Multi Million Pound Dairy Nexus At Barony College

Ministers from the UK and Scottish governments have opened a multi-million pound facility in Dumfries and Galloway that is designed to boost innovation and...

Logan Botanic Garden Curator’s Visit to Sarajevo Botanic Garden

Richard Baines, Logan Botanic Garden's Curator near Stranraer, has just returned from Bosnia and Herzegovina where he was invited to work in partnership with Sarajevo Botanic...
NFU SCOTLAND URGES AMENDMENTS TO LAND REFORM (SCOTLAND) BILL

NFU Scotland Urges Amendments To Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

NFU Scotland calls on MSPs and Scottish Ministers to consider key changes to the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.   Ahead of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill...
NEW WHITHORN 'WOOL GATHERING' SET TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY

New Whithorn ‘Wool Gathering’ Set To Raise Money For Charity

'Eden Wool Gathering' is a new event in Scotland and will be held for the first time in July 2025 at Whithorn, Dumfries &...
Forestry and Land Scotland fostering path access for all - Disabled Access Day (16 March)

Forestry & Land Scotland Fostering Path Access For All – Disabled Access Day (16...

On Disabled Access Day (16 March), FLS outlines its continued efforts and ambitions to increase and improve recreational opportunities for disabled visitors across its...
Scottish Parliament’s Nature Champion for the Badger

Colin Smyth MSP Awarded Scottish Parliament’s Nature Champion for the Badger

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth was honoured to accept his award for Scottish Environment Link’s MSP Nature Champion of the Year 2024.   The local MSP...