An emergency meeting of west coast fishermen’s organisations is being convened in Inverness within the next two weeks to decide how to tackle problems facing their memberships.

Radical action is needed to save the crofting industry in Scotland from its “perilous state”, Environment Minister Mike Russell has warned.

The Scottish Government has vowed to get the best deal possible from reforms to Europe's Common Agricultural Policy – and to fight for continued support for less-favoured areas.

A GROWING sense of optimism in the sheep sector should allow producers to look forward with greater confidence, the chairman of the industry's biennial showcase said yesterday.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has called on the European Commission to take urgent steps to address soaring food prices.

Fish processor Shetland Catch has reported an improvement in margins and a better trading position following a year of heavy losses.

Police have arrested a further three men as a probe continues into alleged money laundering and corruption involving deals between one of the UK’s largest potato growers and supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.

Shares in one of Britain's biggest milk producers crashed almost 15% yesterday after it sounded a profits warning – and reported a drop in annual performance.

AN ACADEMIC who has devoted his career to food marketing has received a lifetime achievement award.

The quango running Britain's meat inspection service has been told its plan to transform its operations does not go far enough.

Researchers at Aberdeen University are playing a key role in a new initiative to reduce the risk of e.coli 0157 in the north-east and to find out the cost of infections.

Academics were yesterday given the go-ahead to trial genetically modified potatoes in Yorkshire.

Beef farmers will be given tips on ways to return to the production basics and make best use of grass and muck to reduce costs at the industry’s annual showcase in Perth later this month.

The UK Government has again rejected calls for farmers to be compensated for the impact of last year’s foot-and-mouth outbreak.

A survey is being undertaken to find out the actual level of bee losses in Scotland as worries grow about the decline in stocks in the UK.