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4 days ago · Little to no land work has been completed in the last month except for the past few days when some were able to get much out with ground conditions harder. Winter crops in the area look to have handled the cold snap well and temperatures have turned from -9ºC to 9ºC in the past 48 hours. Fodder ...

The latest farming news from The Scottish Farmer, covering agriculture, rural affairs, and weather impacts on Scotland's harvest.

Jan 16, 2025 · Get the inside scoop on farming news, tips, and more in this week's issue of The Scottish Farmer. Watch now for all the updates you need!

Jan 11, 2025 · Rachel Reeves’ Budget in October saw the Chancellor deliver a devastating blow to family farms in the form of changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) from Inheritance Tax, and it is the issue that is sure to dominate farming in 2025 – unless there is a U-turn in some shape or form.

4 days ago · Following the 28.6 inches of rain for 2024 at Coldstream it was interesting to learn of the rainfall in East Lothian, courtesy of Keith Chalmers-Watson at Fenton Barns, which had 25.5 inches for the year and was close to the 25-year average of 25.1 inches per annum.

5 days ago · The farmland market is stable despite the triple whammy of challenging weather, deeper-than-expected cuts to subsidy payments and changes to the inheritance tax regime. Head of estates and farm agency for Strutt & Parker, Sam Holt says: “2024 was certainly an eventful year for the farmland market ...

Jan 14, 2025 · But with so many continuing uncertainties it might be worth asking what else could possibly emerge from the woodwork over the next few months – and if any of it is likely to give us the sort of reassurance we need to put the cropping plans which will probably be getting finalised over the coming few days and weeks into practice?

Dec 28, 2024 · This past year is expected to be the warmest on record and is now almost certain to exceed 1.5C above the pre-industrial period of 1850-1900 for the first time and 2024 will beat the previous record of 1.45C set in 2023.

Oct 14, 2024 · The 2023 Scottish harvest faced mixed results due to challenging weather, with crops like wheat and barley fluctuating in yield, NFUS survey reveals.