There’s news in from the Scottish Government that 91% of Single Farm Payment Claims were made yesterday …

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MFR Farming 02-12-14

Today on MFR Farming we reveal the row that's broken out about new plans from the Scottish Government to remove tax breaks for Sporting Estate owners and with TV star and farmer Jimmy Doherty, we take a look at Project Sunlight which aims to tackle the food waste/food poverty paradox.

MFR Farming 27-11-14

Today there’s more news on both milk and grain prices and we find out about a new competition to search out the “Bright Sparks” among our Young Farmers …

MFR Farming 26-11-14

Farmer Adam Henson from BB TV’s ”Countryfile” is our guest today and along with Dairy Industry expert Ian Potter they look at the future for Dairy Farmers … Also in today’s programme we find out that new rules to stop so called “slipper farming” in Scotland may be too slack …

MFR Farming 25-11-14

New First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Holyrood Cabinet Reshuffle last week saw existing Rural affairs, Food and Environment Secretary – Richard Lochhead back in post with the same job as before … But first day back at the desk and he’s got some tough decisions and a bit of criticism to face …

MFR Farming 24-11-14

Scottish Rural Affairs, Environment and Food Secretary –Richard Lochhead took centre stage at Holyrood yesterday as he opened the debate on Scotland’s National Food and Drink Policy. Head of Scotland Food and Drink … James Withers joined us to explain exactly how important our farmers are in the whole success story.

MFR Farming 21-11-14

Today on MFR Farming we’ve got an update on the Bird Flu outbreak in Yorkshire and we’re searching for your recipe for a new soup … The best will win £5000 for a charity of their choice …

MFR Farming 20-11-14

As Bird Flu hits the headlines, we get the latest reaction on MFR Farming from Scottish Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead and a comment from Microbiology expert Mark Fielder.

MFR Farming 19-11-14

Today on MFR farming we look forward to tomorrow’s Agriscot event at Edinburgh and as well as finding out that 2014 has been the wettest year on record for Scotland, we try to clear up the confusion surrounding food labelling with my guest – TV presenter Jimmy Doherty.

MFR Farming 18-11-14

As we start a new week we take a look at items making the headlines for Farmers in MFR patch We also take a look back to an NFU Scotland sponsored Renewables event which took place last week at Logie Estate, near Forres

MFR Farming 17-11-14

Today it’s a mixed bag of news for our farmers … CAP Payments in December will be down –Grain prices have lifted a bit, but Ian Potter warns us that the future for dairy farmers is still very bleak …

MFR Farming 14-11-14

Today we take a quick look at the grain markets and also we revisit Project Sunlight with my guest TV presenter and farmer Jimmy Doherty Who is determined to get us to avoid food waste …

MFR Farming 13-11-14

Today on MFR Farming we are highlighting the fact that some people throw food away and others are forced to go to food banks because theyt can’t afford to feed their families … TV Presenter and Farmer Jimmy Doherty is my guest giving us the facts behind the campaign …

MFR Farming 12-11-14

Today there’s a claim by market analysts that the newer discount supermarkets are good for Scottish Farmers and dairy industry expert Ian Potter joins me to look at the takeover of Dairy Crest by Muller Wiseman … Is it good for farmers?

MFR farming 11-11-14

Today we’ve good news for pig farmers in the north plus the launch of the dyslexia working group designed to help farmers who struggle with paperwork and although the Easter Ross ploughing match has been cancelled, the Moray match goes ahead tomorrow … And late news in that Muller Wiseman have bought out Dairy Crest in an effort to turn around their fortunes …

MFR Farming 07-11-14

Farmer Jonesy brings you the latest on issues affecting farming in the north of Scotland.

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