Scotland’s young sheep enthusiasts are invited to take part in the NSA Scotsheep 2026 Next Generation Shepherd of the Year Competition with a total prize fund of £1,300 on offer. The competition will ...

Annual data received by redistribution organisations in the UK indicates that surplus food redistribution continued to rise in 2024. Approximately 210,000 tonnes of surplus food was received by ...

Environmental schemes inevitably create more administration for farmers and advisers, so many consultants are turning to digital tools to help manage records. The Farm Consultancy Group (FCG) recently ...

A spell of favourable weather is providing an opportunity for some farms to turn cattle out three to four weeks earlier than usual this season. With straw, forage and haulage costs high, early turnout ...

ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said the Government's announcement of a 3c/L reduction in green diesel falls far short of what is needed to address the unprecedented surge in fuel and ...

Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This has been shown by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in ...

The 10,964 VIUs issued by SustainCERT cover 6,518 hectares across Hungary, Poland, and the UK, delivering 3,940 tonnes of verified CO2 emission reductions and 7,024 tonnes of CO2 removals through ...

Since launching the OSR Reboot Campaign in July 2024 Mr Warner believes the crop has successfully turned a corner after dropping to an area of just 240,000ha last year, its lowest since 1983.

Six of Britain's wild bird species are set to be better protected under proposals set out by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments. The new rules would restrict the shooting of s ...

Heavy rainfall sees water levels recover across England with all areas now back to normal status Recent weather patterns and the impacts of climate change mean we can quickly change from flooding to ...

The Sustainable Food Trust also argues that the framework fails to make the deliverables clear and assumes that yields can be increased on less land, despite the challenges of climate change, ...

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said he is outraged that the European Commission has announced the provisional application of the Mercosur trade deal from 1 May 2026. “This is happening despite the ...