Opinion: Political ‘boorach’ leaves Scottish farmers in limbo
Farmers Weekly There is often a Scottish word to describe every situation. “Boorach” succinctly sums up the muddle, mess and confusion within politics at the moment. The SNP is clearly not keen on being outdone by the Conservatives, who have descended into full-scale civil war. A party once united around the push towards independence, it […]
Opinion: ELM scheme tail could wag farming dog
Farmers Weekly A report carried out by the Scottish government has found that women in agriculture still face regular sexism, gender bias and tokenism. The Women in Agriculture: Leadership programme development research study assessed the needs of women within the sector, with a view to developing a programme specifically tailored to promoting more women to […]
Women in ag face tokenism and sexism, new report finds
Farmers Weekly A report carried out by the Scottish government has found that women in agriculture still face regular sexism, gender bias and tokenism. The Women in Agriculture: Leadership programme development research study assessed the needs of women within the sector, with a view to developing a programme specifically tailored to promoting more women to […]
This Week in Farming: Meat scandal latest and energy special
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to the Easter edition of This Week in Farming. If there’s a let-up in the springtime jobs, why not snack on these tasty journalistic treats from the Farmers Weekly newsroom alongside your chocolate eggs – now more plentiful in many supermarkets than the natural type. Meat: Our Expectations Our reporting […]
Students vote to keep meat and dairy on university menus
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to the Easter edition of This Week in Farming. If there’s a let-up in the springtime jobs, why not snack on these tasty journalistic treats from the Farmers Weekly newsroom alongside your chocolate eggs – now more plentiful in many supermarkets than the natural type. Meat: Our Expectations Our reporting […]
Millions owed to creditors of Pensworth Dairy
Farmers Weekly Dairy farmers, milk processors, and banks are among a large number of creditors owed substantial sums of money by milk processor Braeforge, which traded under the name Pensworth Dairy. A combined total of over £25m is owed to more than 250 creditors by Braeforge, but up to £13m of this could go unpaid […]
Editor’s view: Decline in food production a warning to all
Farmers Weekly This week we bring you a slew of advice on minimising the effect of sky-high energy bills. This is a pressing problem given that 44% of food producers predict that they will reduce their output in the next 12 months – as highlighted in our exclusive research. See also: Editor’s view: Meat trade […]
Benefits of switching to cattle and virtual fencing
Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly is seeking the support of organisations from across the food supply chain, to help stamp out criminality in the meat sector. Our planned campaign comes on the back of our exclusive investigation into long-standing, industrial-scale food fraud and food safety breaches at a large processor, which cannot be named for legal […]