Proposed UK-EU SPS deal could reopen European markets to Scottish seed potatoes, meat and shellfish, while cutting Brexit trade barriers and imposing new rules.

Farmer Jack Milroy raises concerns over plans to tighten the SSBSS calving interval from 410 to 400 days and the impact on beef farms.

EU guidance will not ban forestry during bird breeding season, but requires risk assessments, nest protection and safeguards for sensitive habitats.

M&S cuts prices on British beef, lamb and pork by up to 26, including mince and sausages, while saying farmers’ payments will remain the same.

Scotland’s tighter SSBSS calving interval puts pressure on farmers to get eligible suckler cows back in calf within the qualifying window.

McLaren Farms lifts potatoes at Meadowside Farm, Coupar Angus, as the season nears its end following excellent conditions and good yields.

East Lothian Ploughing Association hosts a ploughing match at Abbey Mains Farm near Haddington, with competition starting at 9.30am.

Former deer farm near Auchtermuchty to become a 30-year nature restoration project, with 12,000 native trees, woodland and wildlife habitats created.

ENGIE, CarbonStore and The Shared Wood Company fund new native woodland creation for 20+ landowners, supporting 200,000+ PIUs across England, Scotland and Wales.

Brockloch Forest near New Cumnock gets underway as True North begins work on a 493-hectare East Ayrshire forestry scheme, ...

It’s difficult to make any real sense of the market when bombs, drones, missiles and threats do little to change it, but any whisper of the grain corridor being reopened leads to an almost immediate d ...

OECD figures show UK farm support averaged 13 of receipts in 2023-25, below the EU’s 17.4, as Scotland seeks certainty over future agricultural funding.