A BUSINESS has been fined £20,000 after a young employee was seriously injured after his leg became trapped in a potato harvester machine.

The weather will turn slightly less settled for some this week, before the real change in type comes at the weekend.

Defra has lifted a mandatory housing order for poultry and captive birds. It was introduced to prevent the spread of bird flu.

Sophie MacGill captures a charming moment on Coull Farm, Islay, as two curious Kerry Hill sheep strike a perfectly timed pose.

The UK’s driest spring in 100 years threatens livestock feed. Farmers urged to plan now to protect grass and silage yields from drought impact.

Nominations open for the 2025 Helping It Happen Awards, celebrating innovation and impact across rural Scotland’s farms, businesses, ...

Cross-party MPs back delaying inheritance tax reforms for tenant farmers, citing potential harm. Calls for full consultation grow louder.

A legal challenge to 2024 badger culling licences moves forward, questioning Natural England’s decisions amid new science on bTB control.

Farming and environmental groups warn drought threatens UK crops and call for government funding in June’s spending review.

Sandra Gitsham shares a charming photo of Valais sheep in the Black Isle, where warm nights have changed their daily rhythm.

Natalie Reid shares a sweet snap of 4-year-old Olivia embracing her first lambing day with mum – a heartwarming countryside moment.

Meet the team behind a 700-cow spring calving system that’s reshaping dairy farming in Scotland with grit, teamwork, and Irish know-how.