Farming

Milk producer Graham’s The Family Dairy has entered into a record five-year partnership with discount supermarket chain Aldi.

Seal culls at a company’s salmon farms around Scotland’s west coast and islands have fallen by a third in a year.

Scotland could become a European leader in insect farming, a new report by Zero Waste Scotland suggests.

A Scottish salmon farm has modernised its operating processes after securing a £1.2 million funding boost from HSBC.

Britain will not be able to feed itself without the help of seasonal non-UK labour after Brexit, according to the head of a farming union.

The ‘Your Dog - Your Responsibility’ campaign will highlight the impact dog attacks on livestock and their farmers.

Despite fat in foods being heralded as the ­enemy for so long, there’s change afoot and for one Scottish cheese producer, it’s good news.

Salmon farms in the north-west of Scotland are hailing a move to “natural” methods to battle one of the biggest problems facing the industry.

Campaigners are calling for better support for the nation’s food producers to help them adapt to climate change.

Since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, we have been working with the UK and Scottish Governments to ­understand what this will mean for the food and drink industry. We still have no real clarity on how our food and drink companies will be affected by Brexit in key areas such as workforce, ­trading, market access, food safety and regulation.

It is a traditional way of life that has long been associated almost exclusively with men, but the proportion of women who run crofts in Scotland has doubled in the space of just four years.

A European fisheries deal has been described as “less than what was hoped” for Scottish vessels.

A supplier of forestry equipment and machinery based in Dumfries and Galloway is positioning itself for growth after securing a six-figure funding deal.

Graham’s the Family Dairy has flagged an “exciting year ahead” after annual turnover was given a lift thanks to fresh investment and new product launches.

Fishermen will “never forgive” the SNP if they are forced to remain in the Commons Fisheries Policy (CFP), according to a Tory MSP.

Our climate is rapidly changing with more frequent and more intense extreme weather events along with increases in global temperatures.

In Scotland, the average temperature has already risen by 1C since 1961.

An ambitious forestry industries strategy was unveiled yesterday aiming to double the sector’s contribution to the Scottish economy to £2 billion per year.

CAMPAIGNERS are pleading for the public’s help in ridding the Lothians of hare coursing amid concerns the blood sport is on the rise.

Global warming is being blamed for Scotland’s worst salmon season in living memory.