The Scottish Farmer has been informing, supporting and entertaining farmers since 1893

Jan 26, 2025 · Little to no land work has been completed in the last month except for the past few days when some were able to get much out with ground conditions harder. Winter crops in the area look to have handled the cold snap well and temperatures have turned from -9ºC to 9ºC in the past 48 hours. Fodder ...

The latest farming news from The Scottish Farmer, covering agriculture, rural affairs, and weather impacts on Scotland's harvest.

Jan 11, 2025 · Rachel Reeves’ Budget in October saw the Chancellor deliver a devastating blow to family farms in the form of changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) from Inheritance Tax, and it is the issue that is sure to dominate farming in 2025 – unless there is a U-turn in some shape or form.

Jan 16, 2025 · Get the inside scoop on farming news, tips, and more in this week's issue of The Scottish Farmer. Watch now for all the updates you need!

Jan 25, 2025 · The farmland market is stable despite the triple whammy of challenging weather, deeper-than-expected cuts to subsidy payments and changes to the inheritance tax regime. Head of estates and farm agency for Strutt & Parker, Sam Holt says: “2024 was certainly an eventful year for the farmland market ...

Jan 14, 2025 · But with so many continuing uncertainties it might be worth asking what else could possibly emerge from the woodwork over the next few months – and if any of it is likely to give us the sort of reassurance we need to put the cropping plans which will probably be getting finalised over the coming few days and weeks into practice?

Oct 14, 2024 · The 2023 Scottish harvest faced mixed results due to challenging weather, with crops like wheat and barley fluctuating in yield, NFUS survey reveals.

This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial ...

Dec 18, 2024 · The Environment Act 2021 mandates that developers deliver at least 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) on projects, providing an opportunity for farmers to sell offsite biodiversity units to developers by engaging in rewilding efforts.