Farming

Callum and Jill Clark

The Scottish family cheesemakers celebrating their 20th birthday

The disruption caused by the arrival of Covid in 2020 resulted in empty supermarket shelves in many places. Picture: Dan Kitwood

Why UK's 'woefully inadequate' food production should worry us all Philip Lymbery

EU ‘indispensable’ as Scottish red meat exports hit record £190m

The calves of dairy cows are normally taken from their mothers a day or two after birth (Picture: Sean Gallup)

What happened when a dairy farmer let his cows keep their calves Philip Lymbery

The best places to pick pumpkins in Scotland for Halloween

Emag: top 50 Scottish agricultural firms revealed

British farmers who produce beef to high standards could find they are being undercut by cheap imports from Brazil (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Burnham must protect Scottish farmers against cheap Brazilian beef Alistair Carmichael

Comedian Mo Gilligan's Netflix documentary about the way chicken is produced raises important issues (Picture: Michael Loccisano)

Comedian’s Netflix documentary reveals unfunny truth about Big Chicken Philip Lymbery

Rob Pope embarked on 500-mile challenge to help Britain reconnect with local food and communities

A third of Brits feel disconnected from where their food comes from

The Isle of Gigha, just west of the Kintyre peninsula

Hay's Way: Gigha's fine milk, fresh hotel rooms and landscape changes

Five Scottish Tech 50 companies breaking new ground

Bluetongue found in a single lamb at a farm in Scotland (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Scotland hit by potentially deadly livestock virus for the first time

Bruichladdich Greener Still

Bruichladdich launch Greener Still whisky - a last in the Still Series

The produce on sale in supermarkets has dramatically improved since the 20th century, but growing food insecurity now poses a real threat (Picture: Leonard Burt/Central Press)

As record-low UK harvest looms, UK must act to protect food security Alistair Carmichael

The waterside view at Kenmore, Loch Tay.

Calls to block fish farm's plan to double waste dump into Loch Tay

Many farmers in Scotland are already delivering outcomes that would be described as regenerative (Picture: CM Dixon/Heritage Images)

Unfounded attacks on farmers hurting the 'regenerative' revolution Chloe McCulloch

Farmers staged protests in over the changes to inheritance tax rules

Scottish farmers urged to plan for the future despite tax fears

Chickens should be able to enjoy life outdoors, and not be confined in a cage (Picture: Pascal Parrot)

A million-strong army of animal lovers has achieved a big breakthrough Philip Lymbery

Scotland’s weather is telling us something and it’s time we listened Iain Clunie

After the Second World War, the understandable focus was on increasing the amount of food produced by farmers (Picture: Albert McCabe/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

Next Prime Minister must usher in a revolution in how we produce food Philip Lymbery

Daylesford is popping up in Edinburgh this month.

Cotswold farm shop Daylesford to open first Scottish pop-up

Pegasus Vaulting Group performing at the main arena

Ad Feature Saddle up for summer fun at top family friendly rural celebration

Honest food labelling helped free vast numbers of caged battery hens from a miserable life (Picture: Viktor Drachev)

Honest food labelling transformed hens' lives. Why not cows and pigs? Philip Lymbery

William Murray, Viscount Stormont, is custodian and general partner of the historic estate at Scone Palace.

Next generation ‘vital’ to the future of Scotland’s rural estates

The Grand Parade of Royal Highland Cows was a highlight of Saturday at Ingliston

Royal Highland Show attracts 55,000 visitors on sunny Saturday

Revellers battled washout conditions on the second day of the Royal Highland Show

Crowds brave the rain as Royal Highland Show battles day two washout

Competition and camaraderie on first day of Royal Highland Show

The Royal Highland Show is taking place near Edinburgh

Scotland's rural communities in 'quiet crisis', ministers warned

Thousands flock to 'biggest and best' Royal Highland Show

Scottish Greens co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer, whose members blocked a Holyrood inquiry into the SNP finances scandal (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: SNP and Greens make Scotland look like a banana republic

All you need to know about the Royal Highland Show 2026

Shaping a Better Future Farming Investment Scheme for 2026 Jonnie Hall

Farming star Harriet Cowan has written a book about her life on the farm

Clarkson's Farm fans can pre-order Harriet Cowan's new book for free

The land-based sector adds £2.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) and supports 452,900 jobs, often in rural and remote areas.

Ad Feature Failure to invest in agricultural training risks UK food security

Royal Highland Show

Ad Feature Make wah-hey while the sun shines on all things agricultural

A map showing different levels of ammonia emissions from intensive pig and poultry farms, with green the lowest and dark brown the highest

Invisible air pollution from Scotland's farms revealed by new map Philip Lymbery

A bumblebee collects pollen in a wildflower meadow (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

One man’s grief over a beloved bee’s death is a wake-up call to us all Philip Lymbery

Scottish Government agricultural policies need to recognise the importance of livestock (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Amid rising costs and erratic weather, Scotland's farmers need help Andrew Connon

Scotland's political parties share different visions for rural Scotland in their manifestos

What are the political parties' plans for land, farming and wildlife?

The Cadzow white park cattle herd in East Lothian

Last of the 'Celts cows' in Scotland as breed moved to 'priority' list

A combine harvester harvests wheat

Biodiversity funding crucial to long term security of UK farming Brady Stevens

Looking back at Earth from space, the crew of Artemis II could see just how truly special our planet really is

Earth’s final frontier not in space but in the soil beneath our feet
Humanity’s future will not be secured by travelling to another planet but by understanding the extraordinary universe of life to be found in Earth’s soils
Philip Lymbery

Europe sneezes and the UK catches the cold Jamie Wyllie

Dairy deal expansion for farming business with historic links to Robert Burns

Scotland’s ‘first farm hospitality destination’ opens in stunning rural setting

Invergeldie Estate, Scotland

Communities under pressure on Oxygen Conservation's Scottish estates

Industrial animal agriculture is the world’s biggest cause of animal cruelty, but it also drives antibiotic resistance, biodiversity collapse and water pollution, among other problems (Picture: Paula Bronstein)

Why ending industrial farming is now a geopolitical imperative Philip Lymbery

When farmers feel ignored, the result is not better nature outcomes Jonnie Hall

Grey partridges are fast declining in the UK

Gamekeeper's DIY plan to save one of UK's high risk birds defies odds

Scotland's new Rural Support Plan heavily criticised by sector

Backlash to lack of multi-year funding in post-Brexit rural plan

People should put their faith in food labelled as ‘free range’, ‘pasture-fed’ or ‘organic' (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Food labels can be confusing for ethical consumers. Here's what to do Philip Lymbery

Sheep farmers need sheep shearers but the government's stance on immigration is set to make things difficult (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Labour's immigration obsession is hurting Scotland's sheep farmers Alistair Carmichael

Red deer at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond venison on horizon as national park plan gathers pace

Gloagburn Farm tulips

'Lovely' Scottish farm shop to host pick your own tulips this spring

Red admiral butterfly

Exclusive Bird species and plants for pollinators up 250% on rewilded land

Anyone who has kept hens knows they are individuals, each with their own quirks and favourites (Picture: Matt Cardy)

How Huckle the rescued hen taught me that caged birds long to be free Philip Lymbery

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