Scotland

A Committee report found the approach of Part 1 of the Bill was ‘potentially burdensome and bureaucratic'

A few years go, Angus arable farmer James Fairlie observed that farming was falling behind other industries in its ability to digitally record and cost daily work

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on a letter sent by the Efra Committee chair, Alistair Carmichael to the Farming Minister calling on the Government to focus on five key areas to improve fairness and resilience in the food supply chain. Later today Mr Carmichael will be presenting his food supply chain fairness bill in Parliament. And the absence of rural crime in the Government's Crime and Policing Bill has been branded 'unacceptable' by a Liberal Democrat MP

Social Security and Disability Secretary Stephen Timms confirmed the statistics of on-farm inspections undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in England, Scotland and Wales since 2019

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on yesterday's emergency roundtable meeting on SFI, with the Farming Minister criticised for providing lack of clarity on the what the future redesign of SFI will look like, and for showing a lack of empathy for those farmers who missed out on SFI. She also reports on farmers defending Scottish Minister Mairi Gougeon and criticising the level abuse she received online, as she announced she is stepping down from her post after more that half of her life in politics. And don't forget to sign up to our free webinar on Inheritance Tax ( March 27), where an expert panel will be unpicking any updates from the Spring Statement the day before

NatureScot will be provided with nearly £1m in support from Scottish Government to help prevent sea eagle predation on farms in Scotland, but will it be enough?

Jim Walker, chair of the Suckler Beef Climate Group Programme Board, said the Scottish Government's system for supporting farmers was ‘not fit for purpose' and that a decline in cattle numbers had placed a 'burden' on farmers

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has confirmed she will not be standing as an SNP candidate in next year's Scottish Parliamentary elections. Has she served Scottish farmers well during her time in Government?

In this week's podcast Katie Jones talks to two livestock farmers about bale grazing; how it works for them, the challenges, and the advantages

Orkney & Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says Groceries Code Adjudicator has not done enough to protect food producers