In today's Farming In Five, head of news and business Alex Black talks about Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's comments that the UK can have a 'tax break' for farmers or bring down NHS waiting lists. The comments caused anger across the industry. It comes ahead of meetings between farming organisations and HM Treasury next week. And in Mind Your Head Week, farmers have been urged to take a break during a busy spring schedule for their mental health.
Farmers with wool still on-farm have been urged to send it, with strong demand seen at British Wool auctions
Farmers working longer hours with 9 out of 10 stating mental health was farming's biggest hidden problem
Jess Bostock, from Staffordshire, on carbon recycling and methane production
Around 20 wild boar have been seen in woodlands near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park
Frontier Group's operating profits dropped by 30% to £37 million
John Swinney highlighted concerns about Inheritance Tax changes, committed to ultra high frequency EID and confirmed Gov would not reintroduce lynx to Scotland
In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black speaks about the new NFU Scotland president Andrew Connon and a round up of all the goings on at this year's NFUS conference
The chair of the Copa-Cogeca cereals and oilseeds working group highlighted the importance of having farmers at the top table in affecting Government policy