Farming

The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) has announce the launch of an ambitious fundraising campaign aimed at raising £1 million for a new state-of-the-art building at the Royal Highland Centre.

Soil Farmer of the Year Revisited: Alex Brewster

Rotmell Farming is based in Perthshire, running an upland beef and sheep system over approximmately 1000 hectares.

Agri - Innovation & Insights Event

Join the James Hutton Institute at a Agri - Innovation & Insights Event for a day filled with exciting discussions, innovative ideas, and insightful presentations.

Local Makers - Farmton Farm

Come along to Remake Food for Good (RFG) to meet Debs from Farmton organic family farm in Auchterarder as part of the RFG initiative to promote local producers and offer hands-on learning experiences, from waste reduction, food preserving and other green initiatives.

Livestock farmers in Lanarkshire and the Cairngorms will have the opportunity to benefit from free business support via The Royal Countryside Fund’s (RCF) Farm Resilience Programme which gets underway again this autumn.

Nearly 1 in 3 people in the UK find it difficult to use online services. Reasons for this include: poor internet access, not feeling confident using technology, having dyslexia, or low or no vision.

Yesterday First Minster John Swinney anounced his new Programme for Government (PfG), which focussed on actions to progress four priorities.

These are:

The drive to raise awareness and understanding of suicide prevention in the Scottish agricultural community is set to take a significant step forward this month.

Scottish farming businesses will see support payments start to reach their bank accounts this week with initial payments worth approximately £243 million.

The Scottish Government first brought the payments forward in 2022 to help with the transition from EU’s CAP Payment system and give recipients greater reassurance and stability.

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