Letters

Proactive Protest

Farmers unite for change, driving slow on roads to demand action

How can we reverse the government ruling on inheritance tax

Mull of Galloway

Mull of Galloway

Locals vs. Park?

The people of Galloway are neither so stupid nor gullible

Farmers call for action against budget changes affecting family farms

Farmers call for action against budget changes affecting family farms

Need action from the many, not the few

Family farms are under fire

Family farms are under fire

Save Family Farms

Labour Party has taken a long-overdue step for our countryside

What will new tax mean?

What will new tax mean?

Inflated Land Values

Lowering the tax relief threshold fails to address inflated land values

Questions are being asked

Questions are being asked

Farmers vs. Lab Meat

We’re not changing fast enough to reduce livestock farming's environmental impact

Galloway is under scrutiny

Galloway is under scrutiny

A potential National Park for Galloway

Scottish farmers celebrate export growth but call for renewed focus on food security as imports surge

Scottish farmers celebrate export growth but call for renewed focus on food security as imports surge

Boost food security

Match food imports to exports, and we'll have real progress

Carbon audits dont take everything into account according to Dr Fenton

Carbon audits dont take everything into account according to Dr Fenton

Know the Difference

Carbon auditing overlooks natural carbon cycle, warns Dr James Fenton

Outrage grows over Starmer's lavish gifts while pensioners suffer

Outrage grows over Starmer's lavish gifts while pensioners suffer

LUXURY OR DUTY?

The Political Field

Enraged my Keir Starmer's extravagant lifestyle

dog worrying remains a serious issue

dog worrying remains a serious issue

A Disturbing Night

Are Police Scotland doing enough for dog attacks?

Scottish Land & Estates clarifies its stance on the Land Court case

Scottish Land & Estates clarifies its stance on the Land Court case

Scottish Land & Estates’ hit back

Strict child safety rules in farming spark debate on future engagement

Strict child safety rules in farming spark debate on future engagement

Rethink the rules

Draconian' health and safety rules for children in auction marts

Net Zero Policies: Balancing Environmental Goals and Economic Health

Net Zero Policies: Balancing Environmental Goals and Economic Health

Net zero policies damage rural and urban prosperity

Loch Ken - Could a National Park in Galloway compromise local youth opportunities and community balance?

Loch Ken - Could a National Park in Galloway compromise local youth opportunities and community balance?

A Risky Gamble?

The Galloway National Park - a young persons perspective

A letter to the editor | Tenant farmers continue to struggle as government policies favour landowners

A letter to the editor | Tenant farmers continue to struggle as government policies favour landowners

The Political Field

The Scottish Government does Robin Hood in reverse

Seed potato growers face hidden financial risks due to crop failures

Seed potato growers face hidden financial risks due to crop failures

Seed Grower Risks

Addressing shared virus risks in seed and ware potato production in Scotland

Farmers face rising costs due to climate policies

Farmers face rising costs due to climate policies

Climate Policy Costs

I've seen significant climate changes in my lifetime

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Struggling farmer questions government changes and costs

Are we really to import the majority of our food, again transported over here using fossil fuels?

Are we really to import the majority of our food, again transported over here using fossil fuels?

Letter to the editor - has common sense become obsolete?

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Letter to the editor - diminishing working rural populations are not a necessity

Join the debate on UK beef sustainability (image: Pixabay)

Join the debate on UK beef sustainability (image: Pixabay)

The maternal traits of the suckler cow far more crucial for the beef sector

Rewilding RIGHT

Rewilding RIGHT

We can achieve a lot of nature in our fine country

Got thoughts on bovine EID? Share them with ScotEID

Got thoughts on bovine EID? Share them with ScotEID

Livestock health

ScotEID's perspective on bovine EID challenges

where do carbon audits lead and what are their environmental impact? Are they effective or just another waste?

where do carbon audits lead and what are their environmental impact? Are they effective or just another waste?

Carbon audits are too variable

Crofters speak out

Crofters speak out

Crofters' nightmare: Battling an unhelpful bureaucracy

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Hopefully that other lot don’t get in!

Canonbie farm forestry concerns raised

Canonbie farm forestry concerns raised

Diversification

Agricultural sector needs to show some leadership in forestry

Local impact concerns

Local impact concerns

Diversification

Forestry report 2023: Community impact concerns

The Highland Show is just weeks away

The Highland Show is just weeks away

Rallying call for RHASS Annual General Meeting

Livestock, Grassland, Arable and Forest Ref:RH120822071 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Livestock, Grassland, Arable and Forest Ref:RH120822071 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

A plea for more balance between trees and farmland

Don’t let rewilders and eco-fanatics dictate the future!

Don’t let rewilders and eco-fanatics dictate the future!

Don't play into the hands of the rewilders and the eco fanatics

Andrew Connan is right Border controls are indeed woeful

Andrew Connan is right Border controls are indeed woeful

Border control checks are indeed woeful

Government's Nero-like inaction sparks criticism, concern

Government's Nero-like inaction sparks criticism, concern

Government's Nero-like inaction amidst crisis draws criticism and concern

Scots pay more than English for properties. unfair tax system.

Scots pay more than English for properties. unfair tax system.

Tax disparity: Scots pay more than English counterparts for properties

STFA's quiet stance on land reform raises tenant worries

STFA's quiet stance on land reform raises tenant worries

STFA's silence on land reform sparks tenant concerns and calls

Common Grazings are causing debate

Common Grazings are causing debate

Discriminatory policy leads to proposed agricultural and environmental support

Quality Assurance, or quality control?

Quality Assurance, or quality control?

Quality assurance, or quality control?

A look into the future for one young man

A look into the future for one young man

A look into the future of food production

Scottish timber production is estimated to soar further to 12m m3 by 2030

Scottish timber production is estimated to soar further to 12m m3 by 2030

Diversification

Withdrawing tax breaks deals devastating blow to forest industry says insider

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill was voted through at stage 2

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill was voted through at stage 2

Bill offers little clarity to farmers and crofters on how future funding will operate

The national park debate rumbles on

The national park debate rumbles on

The new Scottish national parks debate sparks serious division

Why has half of the 2016 Land Reform Act not been implemented?

Why has half of the 2016 Land Reform Act not been implemented?

The Ministry of Inertia and hand wringing

The National Park is causing controversy

The National Park is causing controversy

Local people do not feel they have any influence within the Cairngorms National Park

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

No farmers, no food seems to be a common cry these days

The Scottish Government are being questioned

The Scottish Government are being questioned

No one in government can see the wood for the trees they encourage us to plant

Scotland's National Parks develop their strategic plans through extensive consultation every five years.

Scotland's National Parks develop their strategic plans through extensive consultation every five years.

Proposed new national park sparks controversy over existing park values

Jim Fairlie MSP

Jim Fairlie MSP

Scottish Government poised to squander chance for future agri-support system

Rural voices neglected at Holyrood for too long

Rural voices neglected at Holyrood for too long

The countryside’s views have been ignored at Holyrood for far too long

The First Minister was at the recent NFUS AGM

The First Minister was at the recent NFUS AGM

The First Minister talks about rules - farmers need to know what these rules are!

QMS chair Kate Rowell addresses concerns on farm assurance

QMS chair Kate Rowell addresses concerns on farm assurance

QMS chair responds to an unhappy letter about farm assurance

A letter to the editor

A letter to the editor

Time for the Scottish government to think again on EU alignment policy

Clarkson delves into product pricing and producer compensation debates

Clarkson delves into product pricing and producer compensation debates

Jeremy Clarkson weighs in on the price of products and what the producer gets

Proudly producing high welfare Scotch Beef and Lamb—let us continue