Hundreds of offshore landowners are illegally flouting Scotland's land control register
Offshore companies which own Scottish land are breaking the law by failing to reveal who they really represent. Authorities aren't bothering to check.
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Island Depopulation: Can a small island like North Ronaldsay turn the tides?
It is a pristine morning in North Ronaldsay, and as the sun shines, Malcolm Purvis is re-roofing his barn
Bird flu: 90,000 chickens culled in Scotland during outbreak
Nearly 90,000 chickens have been culled in Scotland to prevent the spread of the UK’s worst ever bird
Scots farmers warn rising costs and food shortages could lead to ‘civil unrest’
Scots farmers are facing cost rises of up to 200 per cent and warning a tsunami of escalating prices could
College sell-off deprives west Scotland of rural education, says MSP
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has deprived future generations in the west of Scotland from developing agricultural skills by selling
Scotland risks ‘lagging behind’ England on animal welfare rules for live exports
Scotland risks “lagging behind” England and Wales on animal welfare by not matching the UK Government’s pledge to ban
Ammonia air pollution risk as Scotland’s dairy herds grow
The growing size Scotland’s dairy herds could boost ammonia gas pollution, which contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, experts
Claim 60 per cent of Scots farmers voted for Brexit, Tories and against independence is Mostly False
Scotland’s farmers are facing an uncertain future as the Brexit negotiations falter, with the National Farmers Union leader calling
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful
Probe into farmers’ failings on biomass boilers
The energy watchdog has launched an investigation into revelations that at least ten Scottish farmers failed to get planning permission
Beavers cruelly shot on Tayside, post-mortems reveal
Farmers and landowners have been inhumanely shooting beavers causing them to suffer slow, painful deaths and their babies to starve,