Letters

Safety concerns

Dip chemical is a hazardous substance

Former sheep dip assessor points out flaws in BBC Scotland farming programme

Swinney stresses that the proposed cap on 20–50 staple foods will not see costs 'fall on our primary producers'

Swinney stresses that the proposed cap on 20–50 staple foods will not see costs 'fall on our primary producers'

Scottish Government

Swinney: food cap will protect shoppers without punishing farmers

Alasdair Fletcher

Alasdair Fletcher

Pre-election farm pledges branded 'pie in the sky'

Letter: questioning chick culling claims

Letter: questioning chick culling claims

Letter: Vegetarians vs. researchers: questioning the chick-sexing claims

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Protect fertiliser supply chains to safeguard global food security

Lynx reintroduction

Farmers warn lynx reintroduction risks livelihoods and rural balance

Energy sector pressures continue to shape industry planning across the UK

Energy sector pressures continue to shape industry planning across the UK

Rising Pressure

Net zero policies blamed for rising costs and rural pressure

Boarded-up farm buildings reflect the decline of Scotland’s tenanted sector

Boarded-up farm buildings reflect the decline of Scotland’s tenanted sector

Letter: Tenant rights rant ignores tenants’ view, claims writer

Around 45 million male chicks are culled annually in the UK egg industry shortly after hatching

Around 45 million male chicks are culled annually in the UK egg industry shortly after hatching

Time for change

British Egg Industry Council

UK egg industry must act to end chick culling says Vegetarian Society

Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global fertiliser supply and food security

Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global fertiliser supply and food security

Fertiliser Risks

Protect fertilizer supply chains to safeguard global food security

Twenty five years on the impact of foot and mouth is still felt across Scottish farms

Twenty five years on the impact of foot and mouth is still felt across Scottish farms

Council’s role in FMD fight should not be forgotten

The UK egg industry says ending male chick culling must rely on 'day-zero' sexing technology that prevents incubation of male eggs, rather than current in-ovo systems that terminate embryos during incubation

The UK egg industry says ending male chick culling must rely on 'day-zero' sexing technology that prevents incubation of male eggs, rather than current in-ovo systems that terminate embryos during incubation

British Egg Industry Council

UK egg sector challenges campaign over male chick culling

Scottish Budget move sparks rural backlash

Scottish Budget move sparks rural backlash

Quietly, without consent, and without debate

Concerns raised over low uptake in Scotland’s Bovine EID Pilot

Concerns raised over low uptake in Scotland’s Bovine EID Pilot

Bovine EID numbers need context, not spin

Jim Fairlie, minister for agriculture and connectivity

Jim Fairlie, minister for agriculture and connectivity

The Political Field

Scottish minister urges UK government to ban peat

NSA Scotland highlights urgent farm support and rural policy needs for 2026

NSA Scotland highlights urgent farm support and rural policy needs for 2026

Farm Policy Priorities

National Sheep Association (NSA)

NSA Scotland pens an open letter to minister for agriculture Jim Fairlie MSP

Trust, fairness, and the real cost of rewilding

Trust, fairness, and the real cost of rewilding

Rushed beaver policy values lawbreakers over farmers

Farmers warn that new welfare rules could harm rural communities

Farmers warn that new welfare rules could harm rural communities

Animal welfare proposals threaten farm and croft livelihoods across the UK

Andrew McCornick

Andrew McCornick

There is no victory for the bewildered and frightened farmers left behind

Farmers face tough choices after Labour’s inheritance tax changes

Farmers face tough choices after Labour’s inheritance tax changes

Labour’s inheritance tax U-turn comes at a cost many family farms will never recover

Farmers question why milk price warnings were missed

Farmers question why milk price warnings were missed

Milk price drop sparks debate over missed warning signs

Oxford Farming Conference

90 years of insight: why the Oxford Farming Conference matters to Scottish Farmers

Who will hold Scotland's land after reform?

Who will hold Scotland's land after reform?

Who Owns Scotland?

Who will hold Scotland’s land after reform?

Councillor Alastair Redman highlights the urgent need to tackle rural crime in Scotland

Councillor Alastair Redman highlights the urgent need to tackle rural crime in Scotland

Stop Rural Crime

Call for stronger action as rural crime continues to hit Scotland’s communities

Why Scotland's Farm Income Figures don't add up

Why Scotland's Farm Income Figures don't add up

Time to rethink farming

LETTER | Why Scotland’s Farm Income Figures don’t add up

NFUS under fire for backing landlords' letter attacking tenant farmer compensation reforms

NFUS under fire for backing landlords' letter attacking tenant farmer compensation reforms

NFUS must choose whose side it’s on over tenant rights

Tenant farmers demand fair treatment amid NFUS controversy

Tenant farmers demand fair treatment amid NFUS controversy

Protect Tenants

NFUS row highlights deepening rift with tenant farmers

Call for stronger predator control to protect struggling songbirds

Call for stronger predator control to protect struggling songbirds

Save Our Songbirds

Farmers praised for aiding songbirds but call made for predator control

Farmers help songbirds thrive, but predators threaten their recovery

Farmers help songbirds thrive, but predators threaten their recovery

Protect Our Birds

Farmers call for predator control funding to protect declining songbird species

William Lawson highlights the benefits of Scottish red meat for health and climate

William Lawson highlights the benefits of Scottish red meat for health and climate

Farmer urges rethink on meat’s role in children’s diets and climate goals

Scotland urged to create small producer scheme as Whole Farm Plan raises costs for crofters and part-time farmers

Scotland urged to create small producer scheme as Whole Farm Plan raises costs for crofters and part-time farmers

Support Small Farms

Scotland urged to launch small producer scheme amid rising crofter costs

Over half of UK songbird species in decline: charity calls for urgent action on farmland wildlife

Over half of UK songbird species in decline: charity calls for urgent action on farmland wildlife

Over half of UK Songbirds declining: charity urges action

Small switches add up to a better British food future

Small switches add up to a better British food future

Make the Switch

Small switches add up to a better British food future

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Inheritance Tax

Farmers say inheritance tax changes could force them to sell land

Family farms fear heavy inheritance tax burdens

Family farms fear heavy inheritance tax burdens

Inheritance Tax

Why are family farms targeted while big business gets a pass?

IHT changes threaten family farms

IHT changes threaten family farms

Farm Tax Fallout

Family farm's future in doubt after Chancellor’s inheritance tax reform

Is the grants scheme a problem for an aging population?

Is the grants scheme a problem for an aging population?

No Land, No Legacy

New grant rules add red tape for ageing farmers

Scottish Rural Party thanks public for launch support Ref:RH250320046 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Scottish Rural Party thanks public for launch support Ref:RH250320046 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Rural Voices Rise

New Scottish Rural Party sets out vision for Holyrood 2026

Livestock play a role in a natural carbon cycle - not the climate threat they're often portrayed to be (Image Getty)

Livestock play a role in a natural carbon cycle - not the climate threat they're often portrayed to be (Image Getty)

Rethink ruminants

Livestock methane is misunderstood, not a climate villain

Livestock owners urged to stay vigilant as BTV-3 creeps closer to Scotland

Livestock owners urged to stay vigilant as BTV-3 creeps closer to Scotland

BTV-3 threat rising

CVO says Bluetongue Virus risk to rise as restrictions change

The jury remains out on which political party will best advocate for agriculture (Image Getty)

The jury remains out on which political party will best advocate for agriculture (Image Getty)

Think Before You Vote

Give government credit where credits due

The benefits of vaccination against BTV-3 are being highlighted

The benefits of vaccination against BTV-3 are being highlighted

Protect Livestock

GB chief vets urge considering BTV-3 vaccination

Young farmers leading the way at the Royal Highland Show

Young farmers leading the way at the Royal Highland Show

Back the Big Build

Supporting SAYFC’s Big Build to empower Scotland’s next generation

What of the shepherd driven from the land?

What of the shepherd driven from the land?

The 93-Year-old farmer with a warning for Scotland’s future

A response to a letter

A response to a letter

Save Highland Lives

Scotland’s Highlands at a crossroads: who really benefits from ‘Rewilding’?

UK farmers face uncertain future under new EU ‘dynamic alignment’ rules

UK farmers face uncertain future under new EU ‘dynamic alignment’ rules

Farming at risk

Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks UK farming’s future under unchecked Brussels rules

British beef faces global pressure amid rising imports

British beef faces global pressure amid rising imports

Are the sudden abundance of imports a bad thing?

A shepherd speaks out about devastating lamb losses to protected species—and the toll it’s taken on his life, land and livestock.

A shepherd speaks out about devastating lamb losses to protected species—and the toll it’s taken on his life, land and livestock.

Predators Unchecked

What of the shepherd driven from the land?

Inverurie abattoir is causing debate

Inverurie abattoir is causing debate

Where’s the vision?

Inverurie fabled abattoir nightmare for north-east farmers

John Redpath, SNP candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

John Redpath, SNP candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

Support Farming

SNP candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh, and Berwickshire supports farming

Sam Leadbeater of OCI Global highlights the role of low-carbon fertilisers in reducing barley production's environmental impact Ref:RH18717418

Sam Leadbeater of OCI Global highlights the role of low-carbon fertilisers in reducing barley production's environmental impact Ref:RH18717418

OCI Global’s approach could reshape the future of fertiliser use

Floods in Australia

Floods in Australia

Family roots run deep

From Fife to floods: a family story spanning continents and generations

Should farmers rethink opposition to Galloway National Park?

Should farmers rethink opposition to Galloway National Park?

Rethink the Park

National Farmers Union (NFU)

Arguments based on perception rather than facts

Letter shares thoughts ahead of RHASS AGM on April 30 Ref:RH250320046 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Letter shares thoughts ahead of RHASS AGM on April 30 Ref:RH250320046 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Big Changes Ahead

LETTER | RHASS moving forward, but will the past be forgotten?