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With a wide difference in incomes between different agricultural sectors this season, Cedric Porter reports on the latest Farm Business Income figures.

Common grazings have been a feature of the crofting areas of Scotland for centuries and cover still over 500,000 hectares of the highlands and islands.

Milder weather in January and February has put beet crops at a greater risk of contracting virus yellows disease this season.

The business processes up to 10,000 lambs per week

Snow has caused disruption to farms across the country this week as the UK faced an arctic blast.

An agriculture student who has wanted to be a farmer all his life has been awarded this year’s prestigious John Innes Foundation Bursary which supports young people starting their farm management and crop production careers.

As the Government decides to ’delay’ the next phase of its controversial HS2 train line, Farmers Guardian speaks exclusively to the farmers for whom the scheme has taken both a mental and financial toll.

After the success of the first round of funding in 2022, Katie Fallon looks at what is involved in round two of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.

Learn more about John Deere’s dedicated apprenticeship training centre, designed to support young people with the skills and training needed when starting out.

One or more national park was likely to be on the way in Scotland, but NFU Scotland has raised concerns that the move would stifle growth in the countryside.