Rural Business
Crofting & the Uist Machair (video)
Cultivations will be underway soon on the Uist machair, growing crops and managing the land for high biodiversity. This lovely video explains how and why traditional crops are grown in…
Read More >Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill – Muirburn
You may have seen recent reports of the banning of muirburn as part of the recent cornoavirus bill which has now passed through the Scottish Parliament (Burning moorlands banned in…
Read More >Emergency planning (advertorial)
In the Scottish Farmer published, 4th April 2020, we published the advertorial below to promote our emergency plan that farmers and crofters can use to as a tool to help…
Read More >Efficiency More Important Than Ever
It feels like a strange time at the moment – children not at school, queues to get into supermarkets, police enforcing essential travel. It is easy to get caught up…
Read More >SEPA Temporary Regulatory Guidance Response to COVID-19: Land Application of Uncollected Milk in Scotland
Background The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is committed to supporting everyone it regulates during the Covid-19 outbreak, whilst maintaining protection of Scotland’s environment. SEPA will listen and quickly respond…
Read More >AgriBusiness News April 2020
Read AgriBusiness News April 2020 here. Additional advice and guidance around Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found here.
Read More >Options for breeding stock during COVID-19 lockdown
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) released guidance on the 25th March regarding market trading of livestock during COVID-19 lockdown. ***Update 22/04/20 IAAS has confirmed that some…
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