Scotland’s woodland is worth almost 100 million a year for its help to prevent flooding, according to a new study.

Scotlands woodland is worth almost £100 million a year for its help to prevent flooding, according to a new study.

Support needed to increase farms’ resilience

The Animal and Plant Health Agency map showing Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Scotland is beginning to fill up due to a number of outbreaks in the centre of the country.  

NFU Scotland is gathering evidence on how deteriorating ferry services are affecting farmers and crofters.

On-farm renewable energy projects are being severely hampered by an inability to secure grid connections and planning permission.

NFU Scotland has launched a survey to help it assess the scale of change brought about by this year’s unprecedented input costs and flat-lining output prices.

It was a memorable harvest for Scottish farmers in 2022

Farming support was protected in headline terms in the Scottish Budget presented by Finance Secretary John Swinney last week.

Environmental specialists at SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College, are using drone-mounted light detection and ranging sensors to estimate above-ground carbon storage in hedges and trees.