Agriculture

Emag: top 50 Scottish agricultural firms revealed

How Duncan's Farms set out on its margin-winning growth journey

Find out who the top 50 agricultural businesses in Scotland are

Otter Ferry Seafish is on the banks of Loch Fyne

Scotland's first onshore fish farm and the rise of home-raised halibut

Site visualisation for Tabhaigh East fish farm on Loch Erisort on the Isle of Lewis

Mowi explores new method to cut impact on wild salmon in fish farm

Bruichladdich Greener Still

Bruichladdich launch Greener Still whisky - a last in the Still Series

The waterside view at Kenmore, Loch Tay.

Calls to block fish farm's plan to double waste dump into Loch Tay

Pig farmers are calling for more government support

Emergency support will help pig producers - but we must fix the market Andrew Connon

Fin Hay and Jamie Morrison of Lost Orchards Cider at the orchard at Hay Farms in Perthshire.jpg

Scotland could 'rival Somerset for best cider in the world'

Revellers battled washout conditions on the second day of the Royal Highland Show

Crowds brave the rain as Royal Highland Show battles day two washout

Competition and camaraderie on first day of Royal Highland Show

The Royal Highland Show is taking place near Edinburgh

Scotland's rural communities in 'quiet crisis', ministers warned

Thousands flock to 'biggest and best' Royal Highland Show

Ranking launched of top 50 Scottish agriculture companies

Farming star Harriet Cowan has written a book about her life on the farm

Clarkson's Farm fans can pre-order Harriet Cowan's new book for free

The land-based sector adds £2.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) and supports 452,900 jobs, often in rural and remote areas.

Ad Feature Failure to invest in agricultural training risks UK food security

Parties and policies now need to deliver for farming and crofting

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Ad Feature CallRevu takes automotive communication global with new acquisition

When farmers feel ignored, the result is not better nature outcomes Jonnie Hall

Scotland's new Rural Support Plan heavily criticised by sector

Backlash to lack of multi-year funding in post-Brexit rural plan

Andrew Linehan has become president of SAAVA

Former tank commander takes on leading role in Scottish agriculture

Scran Royal Highland Show

Bonus Scran: Meeting the team behind the Royal Highland Show 2026

Jack Law, Alan Cumming and Conall Law with some of the Wasted Degrees beers that have been made for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Alan Cumming teams up with brewers to launch new beer in his name

How 2026 could be a defining year for Scottish agriculture Jonnie Hall

Exclusive SNP reject climate meat reduction advice as 'Scots are too unhealthy'

Undated handout photo issued by RSPB of
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, Abernethy

Booming bitterns, habitat restoration and cranes: RSPB's nature wins

Farmers have been regularly seen demonstrating in their tractors in Westminster

Farmers: 'Victory for common sense' on inheritance tax U-turn

Of the world’s mammals by weight, 62 per cent are farmed animals, 34 per cent are humans, and everything else, from elephants to badgers, make up just 4 per cent (Picture: Chris Furlong)

The 5 Budget priorities for farmers under 'intense financial pressure'

Direct ferry between Scotland and Europe could reopen under new plan

Green Skills

Supporting the transition to net zero in Scotland

Dr Robert Graham, chairman of Graham's Dairies, who has racked up more than two million views on TikTok at the age of 84.

The 84-year-old Scottish dairy farmer turned TikTok star

Lochmaddy in North Uist.

Why tourism is not the solution to Scotland's rural depopulation Frazer Macdonald Hay

The James Hutton Institute introduces the first UK-bred blueberry

First blueberry to flourish in Scottish climate produced

The Grangemouth complex is one of the biggest single sources of climate-harming greenhouse gases in Scotland, belching out around three million tonnes of emissions each year

SNP will 'not ask the impossible' as weakened climate aims revealed

Farmers in Scotland are still waiting on both the UK and Scottish governments for more clarity on how the future subsidy payment system will be funded (pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Highland Show celebrations overshadowed by government failing farmers Katharine Hay

A view of some cattle near New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway

Exclusive Scottish Government accused of 'stagnation' over future of farming

Inchmarnock in the Firth of Clyde has come on the market for offers over £2m. PIC: Strutt&Parker

Scottish island with endless shingle beaches and own ferry for sale

Emma Cowie, a Turriff farmer, takes on new RBS head of agriculture role

Farmer disproves 'no women' claim by taking chief RBS rural role

The arrival of bird flu on a farm results in a mass cull of the animals and stringent controls to prevent any further spread of the disease(Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why the threat posed by bird flu is a ticking timebomb for humanity Philip Lymbery

Funding has increased to help farmers deal with sea eagle predation

Sea eagle damage funding for Scottish farmers topped up to almost £1m

Better manure management and selective breeding of livestock could reduce methane emissions from agriculture (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

How a day of reckoning is coming for Scottish farm businesses Seamus Murphy

The annual Scotsman Green Skills conference is returning this year with a twist, launching a Green Series starting in Aberdeen on the 13th of November to discuss energy transition and skills.

Why energy industry leaders will work together to train future workers

The 'solar calendar' discovered by experts from the University of Edinburgh could mark the impact of a devastating comet.

The 10,000BC 'world's oldest calendar' discovered by Scots experts

Verbier and the Val de Bagnes in the summer. Credit: Lucia Harrison/Verbier Tourisme

Dodge the Verbier crowds and visit in the summer for great gastronomy

(L TO R) Ian Booth of Balmoral Game, Carole Short of Down on the Farm, Kevin Dalgleish of Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish, Christian Stolte of The Wee Scottish Cider Company, Chris Foy of VisitAberdeenshire, Loren McBey of The Lobster Shop, Leah Hodder, Provenance Festival Project Manager, Liz Phillips of Cowden Farm Holidays and Christine Mackintosh of Marshall’s Farm Shop. (Photo: Euan Duff/Abermedia)

Provenance Festival to highlight food and drink pioneers

Photo by Alan Oliver/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images

The £130 billion bill for SNP Government's green buildings target

The importance of local and national agriculture shows

Why young blood is needed to keep Scotland's agricultural shows alive

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