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Opinion and blogs

John Swinney - Scotland's First Minister on the Scottish Budget: "If we are going to recover and renew as a nation, then we have to come together as a nation"

John Swinney - Scotland's First Minister on the Scottish Budget: "If we are going to recover and renew as a nation, then we have to come together as a nation"

The Scottish First Minister has outlined why the SNP's Budget should be passed next month by MSPs

Politics
Chris Brayford
clock 07 January 2025 • 15 min read
Farm Business

Jeremy Moody - Central Association for Agricultural Valuers on the family farm tax: "Do farmers move to owning less land and having more on tenancy and other arrangements?"

clock 06 January 2025 • 4 min read
Politics

Tim Eagle - Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary: "Our farmers and crofters keep the supermarket shelves filled, they act as custodians of our beautiful countryside, and are the backbone of our rural communities"

clock 06 January 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Tom Kirk: "Lucy was such a special person"

clock 05 January 2025 • 2 min read
Farm Business

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy on the family farm tax: "The UK Government is completely missing the target"

clock 04 January 2025 • 5 min read
Farm Life

Michael Miller- Agriculture, Farms and Estates Partner: What Politicians are Missing

clock 03 January 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "The consumer is waking up to the traceability of food, but people have to realise supermarkets are convenience stores"

clock 02 January 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: It may be difficult for farming to look ahead this New Year, but focus on what you can control

Blogs

OPINION: It may be difficult for farming to look ahead this New Year, but focus on what you can control

Íæż½ã½ã's online editor Emily Ashworth reflects on the last few months but urges the industry to remember the value of what farming does

clock 01 January 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Ela Harries: "Farming has always been at the heart of who I am"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Ela Harries: "Farming has always been at the heart of who I am"

"From a young age and following in my grandparents' footsteps, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in agriculture"

clock 01 January 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 30 December 2024 • 3 min read