Fiona McLeman and Stephen Webster appointed to Crofting Commission until 2029 The Scottish Government has announced the appointment of Fiona McLeman and Stephen Webster as new members of the Crofting Commission,... 5 November 2025
Future Farming Investment Scheme More than £7 million has been added to the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) budget following exceptionally high demand, Rural... 27 October 2025
Arable Scotland returns in a new format Scotland’s leading event for knowledge exchange in arable farming, Arable Scotland, has launched a new initiative which will take place... 22 October 2025
Strong Outlook for Scotland’s 2025 Cereal Harvest Despite Challenging Weather Scotland’s agriculture sector has received encouraging news with predictions pointing to a strong cereal harvest for 2025. According to the... 16 October 2025
Night of Comedy and Music for Borders “Teuchters” as #KeepTalking Tour Heads to Kelso Perthshire farmer and legendary agricultural comedian Jim Smith is bound for the Scottish Borders on the next leg of his... 9 October 2025
Modern technology meets traditional crofting to boost island biodiversity Crofters across Shetland, Ulva and the Outer Hebrides are adopting GPS technology to revolutionise how they manage their livestock,... 25 September 2025
ALBAS award nominations now open Nominations for Lantra Scotland’s 2026 ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) – which highlight the talents of people and... 19 September 2025
Great Scone Palace Challenge Raises Over £80,000 for RSABI RSABI’s first-ever Great Scone Palace Challenge has been hailed a huge success, raising an incredible fundraising total of over £80,000... 18 September 2025
Lessons from casework: Why behaviour matters as much as legislation Over recent months, I’ve been struck by how often the real lessons in tenant farming don’t come from policy debates... 17 September 2025
Farming and crofting support Support payments of more than £322 million will reach the accounts of Scottish farmers and crofters this week. As of... 3 September 2025