Scotland

Yesterday (19 June 2025) marked the first day of the Royal Highland Show weekend with over 50,000 people in attendance.

In pictures: First day at Royal Highland Show weekend

Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of RHASS and Judith Cruickshank, Chair, Scotland Board, Royal Bank of Scotland

Show sponsorship extended for three more years

Gavin Scott

Top Judges from across the UK announced for 2025 Borderway Agri Expo

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced the new Scotch Butcher and Scotch Beef Club Ambassadors for 2025/2026

Scotch Butcher and Scotch Beef Club ambassadors unveiled for 2025/2026

Only 71 per cent of companies reported having a formal AI policy

Ad Feature Nearly one in three UK workers "don't know" if company has AI policy

Nigel Ovens and the team at McCaskie Butchers taking home the World Haggis Title

Scotch Butcher Club members shine on the national stage

With just under five-weeks until the 2025 Royal Highland Show (RHS), Scotland’s largest outdoor event, comes to life across four jam-packed days at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh, from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd June, bringing the very best in agriculture, Scottish food and drink, lifestyle and entertainment together for over 220,000 event-goers. To mark the countdown to the Show, two lambs, Hatton Morton and Hatton Maple, a miniature Shetland pony, Milday Ferregamo, and Highland cow and calf duo, Siusan Ruadh 67th and Siusan 1st of Ar Leirsinn, hopped aboard an ‘RHS OHH’-wrapped Edinburgh Tram, which showcases the many surprising ‘OHH’ elements of the Show. The mini-RHS cohort of animals were joined by two-year-old Arthur Tennant, his mum Carol and dad, David Tennant and Head of Show for RHS, in a bid to encourage those attending the event to take public transport where possible.

There are just under five-weeks until the 2025 Royal Highland Show (RHS)

Scotland’s pig industry is making coordinated progress in disease control and biosecurity, with over 160 farms now participating in a national Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) testing initiative and 76 farms undergoing detailed biosecurity assessments

Scotland’s pig sector drives forward with control and biosecurity programme

Ranfurly Rolo

£22,000 deal includes the retention of semen from Simmental bull

Robin Swann MP.

Swann secures meeting for businesses impacted by 'bureaucratic trade burden'

The Royal Countryside Fund

Farming charity receives funding thanks to players of The Health Lottery

Alex Paterson. (Pic: Freelance)

Scotland’s leading agricultural charity appoints new Chief Executive

Abby McNicol was one of the four lucky winners who won the SPAR Frozen Fortune £10k prize

Ad Feature These four lucky shoppers scooped £10,000 from their local SPAR

Andy Robertson with his Queen's Park mentor David McCallum

Andy Robertson reunites with 'inspirational' mentor

Eco-heating with a heat pump (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Help planet go green with heat pump install

His Majesty King Charles III meeting with representatives from Farm Support Groups

Vital farm support groups celebrated by The King at Buckingham Palace reception
His Majesty The King, Royal Founding Patron of The Royal Countryside Fund, hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary.
Darryl Armitage

Left to right: Dan Crowe, Kverneland Group UK managing director with Garry Smith, general manager of Netherton Tractors.

Netherton Tractors is to join the Kverneland dealer network

Nathan Carter

Singing line-up unveiled for this year’s Royal Highland Hoolie

Northern Ireland’s van insurance for young drivers is the cheapest in the UK. (Pic: Getty Images)

Northern Ireland cheapest in the UK for young van drivers

The iconic Skippish Oak of the Scottish Highlands is representing the UK in the European Tree of the Year awards.

Last chance to vote for the iconic Skippnish Oak in tree awards

Dee Ward. (Pic: Freelance)

UK Government's tax plans ignore Scotland's farming structure

Stephen Young, Director of Policy, Scottish Land & Estates

NatureScot has set out three options for boundary of a Galloway National Park

AgriScot has announced the appointment of renowned South Ayrshire dairy farmer, Gilmour Lawrie, as its new chair. Picture: Rob Haining/The Scottish Farmer

Gilmour Lawrie appointed as new chair of AgriScot

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It’s time to break the inheritance tax log jam

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NFU Mutual calls for Machinery Theft Bill in Scottish Parliament

Carla Lockhart MP

MP urges government to fix EU border bureaucracy issues

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Animal feed specialist Harbro partners with Convent Capital to drive growth and ...
Harbro, leading animal feed supplier based in Scotland, has partnered with Convent Capital, an investment firm specialising in the agri-food sector, to grow its presence in the UK agriculture supply market and secure long-term growth.
Stephen Rogers

Farming Life news

Farmers urged to prepare for strong winds ahead of Storm Éowyn

Andy Keery, of Rent-a-Fridge in Lisburn, a specialist in food cold stores for the food and hospitality sectors.

Cool couple helping to ensure the freshness of food

Lucy Ozanne, industry strategy and public affairs manager, Gordon Newlands, brands development manager, and Kate Rowell, chair of QMS

QMS showcases best of Scotch beef, lamb and pork at Taste of Scotland event

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Record activity in Great Britain’s farmland market unlikely to continue in 2025

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Jimmy Nesbitt to captain Irish team for MND fundraiser for Doddie Weir charity

Hilda is part of the Cool Cows project, which aims to establish a nucleus of highly methane-efficient animals. Picture by Phil Wilkinson / SRUC

Hilda is part of the Cool Cows methane project

The Met Office has warned of snow across the UK this week.

Warnings issued as UK set for heavy rain, wind and snow this New Year

Northern Ireland actor Jimmy Nesbitt.

To sign up to Doddie Aid 2025, download the app or visit doddieaid.com

Pensioners must apply BEFORE December 21 in order to be eligible for the Winter Fuel Allowance

Ad Feature Act fast to secure Winter Fuel Payments, pensioners urged

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Achieving these targets will require collective leadership - Andrew Muir

Watching judging of the Landrace pigs at the breed show and sale at Ballyclare in April 1981. Included are John Allan, Strabane, James Coleman, Glarryford, Ashley Armstrong, Omagh, and William Millar, off Coleraine. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

Ulster MP makes plea for local farmers during his speech at Westminster (1954)

A man walks along The Promenade New Brighton in Liverpool with buildings in the background almost obscured by rain and cloud. An amber warning for wind has been issued for much of the UK with the arrival of the fourth named storm of the season, Storm Darragh Picture date: Thursday December 5, 2024. PA Photo.

The Met Office has warned of gusts up to 90mph (144 km/h)

Farming Life news

International sheep project to be led by Teagasc

Dunluce Lodge. (Pic: Freelance)

Luxury reimagined at iconic locations with new five-star venues

Building a Self-Sufficient Economy Through Farming

Rural resilience: Building a self-sufficient economy through farming in the Isla...

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Forestry can offer flexible career opportunities within the greater land use sec...

Value Added Event at Marshalls Farm Shop

Quality Meat Scotland sparks innovation in Scotland’s butchery sector

Lucy Mitchell appointed UFU commercial and membership director. (Pic: UFU)

Lucy Mitchell appointed UFU commercial and membership director

Amazon's Toy Train will be donating hundreds of toys to families in need across the UK in the lead-up to Christmas

Amazon reveals this year’s Top 10 Toys for Christmas

Supporters of Northern Ireland Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust taking part in last year’s Walk to Scotland.

Walk to Scotland to make a difference to a child’s life

Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

I have a collection of 4,000 bricks...each one tells a story

Staff from Rural Support

Rural Support to benefit to the tune of £15,000

Scottish produce on display at the RHASS Thanksgiving service at St Giles Cathedral

Special harvest service at cathedral in Edinburgh

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is set to showcase Scotland’s red meat sector at SIAL Paris 2024, one of the world’s premier food and beverage trade shows, taking place from 19 -23 October

Quality Meat Scotland to showcase Scotch red meat sector at SIAL Paris 2024

11 out of 12 regions are reporting an increase in the illicit trade over the last year, with Scotland seeing a rise of more than 20 per cent

Black market sale of fake cigarettes is booming, study finds

From left to right: Glasgow Warriors Under-20s Fergus Watson, Edinburgh Rugby’s Patrick (Paddy) Harrison, Amber the Highland cow, farmer Euan Sanderson, Glasgow Warriors’ Murphy Walker, and Aileen Marchant, Sport and Community Co-ordinator at QMS

Premium red meat unites Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby in new partnership

Ollardale Ltd farmers enjoy their day trip to Scotland. (Pic: Freelance)

Members of local farmers’ group Ollardale Ltd enjoy a day trip to Scotland

Jim Allister MP. (Pic: Freelance)

Allister highlights challenges faced by sheep farmers in Westminster Hall debate

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