Government unveils fund to aid English farmers in water management
In England, groups of farmers will receive new government funding to collaborate on water storage and drought protection initiatives.
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Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
In England, groups of farmers will receive new government funding to collaborate on water storage and drought protection initiatives.
UK farming unions are urging major retailers to commit to supporting the industry during this challenging time, responding to the exceptionally difficult and disruptive weather this spring.
The RHASS Annual General Meeting (AGM), originally set for April 25, 2024, is postponed to a later date this year.
The Scottish Game Awards, showcasing the remarkable efforts of sporting estates, game dealers, gamekeepers, and ghillies in benefiting people, jobs, and nature, have been launched for 2024.
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Scottish farming families, enduring one of the worst springs in living memory, are about to experience a boost to their spirits with the launch of a specially recorded song.
Scotland's agricultural charity, RHASS (Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland), responsible for organising The Royal Highland Show, is inviting people from Scotland and beyond to share their agricultural and rural stories spanning decades, in honor of its 240th anniversary.
RHET and RNCI are teaming up to host the first-ever online 'Meet the Lambs' session across Scotland's 13 Countryside Initiatives regions as part of the Year of Sheep and Wool campaign.
Next month, the region's industry awards will acknowledge Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray's food and drink businesses for their excellence and innovation.
The lineup for this year's Royal Highland Hoolie has been unveiled.
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