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Artisan butter is booming! - The Scottish Farmer
WEBDec 25, 2021 · Nick and Hilary Sinclair launched The Edinburgh Butter Company in 2018, having seen first-hand the rise in popularity of artisan butter in other countries. They now mark the end of 2021 with sales that have grown by 213% over the last 12 months, with revenue showing an increase of almost 130% over that …
Nuffield report on regenerative farming solutions
WEB1 day ago · A newly released report by Nuffield Farming investigates how regenerative agriculture could help the UK in achieving its net zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) goals. Titled ‘Do regenerative farming practices pave the way for UK agriculture to meet net zero?’ this report was prepared by Welsh agronomist Chris Taylor and is sponsored by ...
Survey seeks farmers’ views on challenging harvest
WEB1 day ago · Survey seeks farmers’ views on challenging harvest. UK farming is preparing for a low-yielding harvest and adapting to a new normal of climate extremes, following the country’s coolest summer for nearly a decade and one of the wettest winters on record. Compounded by external factors such as the cost of energy, inflation, changing subsidies ...
This is the time to go organic, Scottish farmers told
WEBJan 26, 2022 · From this week until April 29, farmers and crofters have the opportunity to apply for financial support to see them through the two-year conversion period, during which the farm must be farmed organically but its products cannot be sold as organic. But with the Scottish government pushing to double organic farmland in Scotland by 2026, there is ...
Harvest Round-up 2021: Tremendous harvest conditions – but …
WEBSep 17, 2021 · Borders. Harvest 2021 has drawn to a close for Robert Neil, from Upper Nisbet, Jedburgh, who told The SF that it had been a fairly easy harvest all round. “Our winter barley yields are up on the year, spring barley is half a tonne an acre back and wheat is back a bit, but prices are buoyant,” he said.
Scotland’s beef cow numbers fall by 8,400 | The Scottish Farmer
WEBSep 20, 2024 · MORE NEWS | Beef industry experts react to news of beef suckler decline MORE NEWS | Farming giant Sir John Campbell passes away Last year alone, 1200 cows disappeared from the north-east of Scotland, and Nairnshire lost 20% of their beef herd. Whilst Scotland’s flagship beef industry laments the declining numbers of cows, the independent body set up by the UK Government to advise on hitting ...
Agriculture Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The landmark Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament this week. Legislation aimed at providing more support to farmers has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Bill will require ministers to prepare a five-year rural support plan, dealing with the details of support for farming, forestry ...
ScotGov reports' shape the future of Scottish farming'
WEBSep 2, 2023 · The Scottish Government has published a raft of new research which it says will help to help develop a unique approach to Scottish agricultural policy. The move comes in the face of repeated criticism the pace of agri policy development is too slow and causing uncertainty in the sector. Twelve reports have been produced that explore some of the ...