Political Field

Post-Brexit border checks delayed until 2024: Impact on trade

Richard Wright Can policy makers and politicians keep their green aspirations on track

Scottish Government reports 'shape the future of Scottish farming'

The Scottish Government allocates funding to support animal health and welfare

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Why is the food price inflation rate is so persistently high?

McArthur writes to Rural Affairs Secretary over Orkney agriculture 'snub'

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Green issues turning off voters

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Testing times as weather and politics take control

Summit hears industry argue muirburn an important tool to fight wildfires

£80,000 Funding boost for Rural and Island Parliament

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Why prices are still rising when farmers are being paid less

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Green morass continues to stifle innovation

Gougeon flags labour shortages in food supply chain to UK Government

At least 99 civil servants working on future of Agricultural support

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: A slow death for farming's political influence

The SF speaks Politics and the weather take the Royal Highland Show by storm

Royal Highland politics: Tories slam coalition for slow policy-making progress

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar reaches out to agri community

Yousaf admits government and NFUS not seeing eye to eye on Green split demand

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Crucial time for ag's opposition to the green lobby

Agri funding continues - but the environmental policy agenda is gathering pace

Beatrice Wishart outlines Lib Dem rural policy: SNP/Green alliance not working

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Why is food inflation higher in the UK than in EU

Politics Herbicide and land reform top the rural political agenda

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Brexit did not deliver a boom time for farming

Scottish Government Reshuffle Provides Extra Support to Rural Portfolio

The Royal Highland Education Trust secures £200k Scottish Government grant

Agri-entrant programme deemed success by Rural Affairs' CabSec Mairi Gougeon

Scottish Government dismisses NFUS' bid for LFASS funding to be re-based

MPs launch inquiry into trade deal impact on UK farmers

Senior politician Fergus Ewing wades into Asulox row on the 'pro' side

Protecting Scotland’s peatlands will be key part of future rural policy

UK trade deals with Oz and NZ slammed by Scottish politicians

Political Field Calls for clarity on agri policy by Rural Affairs Committee members

Sector workforce challenges needs political solution

Calls for clarity on rural role in new government policy group

'This week in Holyrood' – Food security up for debate

£1m boost for Land Fund takes it to £11m

Richard Wright Food labelling protocol debate raises its head to comply with EU standards

Government Minister Braverman slammed over fruit picking comments by the industry

Farming leaders welcome chance to put food security centre stage at No 10

Research programme boosts Scottish economy and gives at least 10 times payback

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: EU politicians understand what 'food security' is

British Industry gathers for 'Sunak Summit' on food

Land reform Scale brings risk of "concentration of power" says Cabinet Secretary

Politics Scottish Government pledges to work 'collaboratively' with UK Government

Richard Wright Euro Notebook: Grain trade hit by unintended consequences

The SF Speaks Success for agritourism – now don't throw it under a bus

Politics Scottish Government rural policies to 2026 outlined in announcement

Exclusive Climate change: Britain's farms 'less productive' and we should 'eat less meat'

Politics Lack of seasonal migrant workers could make some Scottish fruit farms 'non-viable'

Politics Floating solar panels deployed in Scotland this year

Politics Rural Affairs is an early flashpoint for new FM

Politics Scottish Government's new Cabinet sees Gougeon remain in rural role