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The Scottish government says new legislation passed at Holyrood will modernise and simplify crofting, a traditional system of small-scale farming. About 30,000 people live in crofting households ...

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Farmers and crofters call for long-term funding, fair supply chains and balanced climate policy to secure food, jobs and rural Scotland future.

Greylag geese are blamed for damaging pastures and crops in parts of the Western Isles The Scottish government says it has provided an additional £20,000 to pay for culling greylag geese in North and ...

Scotland’s upcoming election has thrust agricultural policy into focus, with parties outlining divergent plans for farm subsidies, food pricing, and rural livelihoods. Farmers face post-Brexit funding ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Sheep farmers in remote northwest Scotland are furious about a sea eagle reintroduction programme, saying the huge birds of prey are damaging their livelihoods by killing 200 lambs ...

Disclaimer: This is an archived article dated before Saturday 1 January 2022. As such, images and embedded content may be missing. Share: Crofting can be a conundrum. It was a modern improvement to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crofters say greylag geese damage crops and grazing on coastal meadows called machair [Getty Images] Crofters in the Western Isles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are about 21,000 crofts spread across parts of Scotland [Getty Images] The Scottish government says new legislation passed ...