John Swinney

In your field: Kate Rowell - 'It takes all of us – industry, Government and the public – working together to make impactful change'

In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - 'It takes all of us – industry, Government and the public – working together to make impactful change'

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

clock 01 July 2024 • 3 min read
Collaboration and partnership in focus for John Swinney at Royal Highland Show

Politics

Collaboration and partnership in focus for John Swinney at Royal Highland Show

The First Minister spoke of taking a partnership approach with the supply chain and Government

clock 20 June 2024 • 2 min read
SNP's General Election manifesto outlines priorities for 'sustainable' farming fund in renewed call for independence

Politics

SNP's General Election manifesto outlines priorities for 'sustainable' farming fund in renewed call for independence

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the UK Government must increase funding for farming to at least pre-Brexit levels

clock 19 June 2024 • 2 min read
Key priorities addressed to new First Minister John Swinney to back Scottish agriculture

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Key priorities addressed to new First Minister John Swinney to back Scottish agriculture

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has urged the Scottish First Minister to help farmers meet their full potential as a key component in Scotland's future prosperity

clock 08 May 2024 • 3 min read