Booming beaver population sparks farmer concerns
Farmers Weekly NFU Scotland has expressed alarm over a new report which projects the beaver population in Scotland will soar to 10,000 by the end of the decade. The union insists the Scottish government must set aside a standalone mitigation scheme that is accessible to all, to enable farmers and landowners to prevent damage to […]
Why one landowner is opting for a biodiversity net gain scheme
Farmers Weekly NFU Scotland has expressed alarm over a new report which projects the beaver population in Scotland will soar to 10,000 by the end of the decade. The union insists the Scottish government must set aside a standalone mitigation scheme that is accessible to all, to enable farmers and landowners to prevent damage to […]
Opinion: Farming’s voice matters when it comes to beaver releases
Farmers Weekly We talk about needing more balance – in our diets, in our approach to farm management, and in our land use. But we also need more balance to the reintroduction of species, most particularly beavers. Given their perceived environmental benefits and their fluffy cartoon appearance, one might expect they would be universally well […]
This Week in Farming: Better wheat, milk woe and sheep burps
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your weekly round-up of the best that the Farmers Weekly website has to offer from the last seven days. Here we’ll take you to five hot topics that we’ve honed in on this week and have a look ahead to what’s coming up in this […]
Opinion: Proposed ‘price cap’ is largely irrelevant to farmers
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your weekly round-up of the best that the Farmers Weekly website has to offer from the last seven days. Here we’ll take you to five hot topics that we’ve honed in on this week and have a look ahead to what’s coming up in this […]
New testing method is ‘game changer’ in fighting food fraud
Farmers Weekly A new testing method designed to verify the origin of certain food products has achieved 100% accuracy in a research project led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast. Scientists at the university hailed the method as “potentially game-changing” in the fight against food fraud, saying it has […]
Editor’s view: Countryside’s future in hands of doers, not talkers
Farmers Weekly The Scottish government is being urged to publish more detail on planned changes to agricultural policy with the new farm support system due to start in just two years. It is nearly 12 months since the government announced the Future Support Framework, a four-tier support structure, within its proposals for a new Scottish […]
Scottish farmers demand policy clarity to plan businesses
Farmers Weekly The Scottish government is being urged to publish more detail on planned changes to agricultural policy with the new farm support system due to start in just two years. It is nearly 12 months since the government announced the Future Support Framework, a four-tier support structure, within its proposals for a new Scottish […]