Scotland

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector

Local election results across the country so far have indicated unpopular policies such as Inheritance Tax are coming back to bite the Prime Minister and the Labour Party

Aberfeldy beef and sheep farmer Martin Kennedy has urged Defra to reconsider the benefits of taking forward an industry-led approach to adopting ultra high frequency bovine electronic identification across the UK

Should ultra-processed foods be banned in schools?

Amy Jo Reid runs two EasyCare flocks on low-input systems, one of which is her own and the other is managed on a contract arrangement

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

Farmers said everyone wants food to be affordable, but it cannot be done at the expense of undermining the people who produce it

Scottish land managers have urged responsible access to the countryside

US President Donald Trump said the King played an influential role in his decision to remove tariffs on Scotch whisky

Kate Rowell 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