Will Labour finally back Scottish agriculture after years of Westminster attacks?   The SNP has called on the Labour Party in Scotland to back Scottish famers by pushing their London bosses to deliver for Scotland’s agriculture sector in the forthcoming Budget. The call comes after NFU Scotland set out its Autumn Budget priorities which it [...]

First stop on Tuesday's Summer Recess adventure schedule was Assynt Hydro Ltd. with the Assynt Crofter’s Trust and Councillor Marianne Hutchison. It was amazing hearing about how the project came together through one man - John MacKenzie’s - passion and belief in it, to it now providing a steady source of income for the Trust, [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has urged the Scottish Government to allocate more funding for mobile abattoirs in the region. The Scottish Government allocated £180k last year from the Small Producers Pilot Fund, which aims to support microbusinesses in Scotland, to support two mobile abattoirs.   Emma urged the Scottish Government in [...]