Three dairy farmers in the South West have formed the first working group in Scotland’s new Rural Innovation Support Service (RISS), launching on Friday, February 9 2018.

Those attending this year’s New Entrants to Farming Gathering can look forward to hearing from an impressive line-up of speakers.

The Academic Director of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) says the appointment of three new Faculty Deans is part of the “dawning of a new era” for the institution.

Bill Gates and Penny Mordaunt, the Secretary of State for International Development, were at Easter Bush recently to officially open the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security.

New research has revealed a gap in knowledge about disease control practices in many of Scotland’s small-scale poultry keepers and egg producers.