Do you know somebody who should be nominated? NFU Mutual and Scotland Food & Drink’s ‘Inspirational Young Person Award’ is now open The award shines a light on talented youngsters within the industry Nominations will close on July 12 Nature's larder Scotland is bursting with the best locally grown food and drink. NFU celebrate this bounty and encourage budding food and drink stars by holding the NFU Mutual’s ‘Inspirational Young Person Award’. Nominations are now. The award, launched by the commercial insurer in partnership with industry leadership body Scotland Food & Drink, is now entering its sixth year and aims to uncover ...

Here's a bit of good news if you live in a rural area in Scotland. A report published by our sponsors, rural insurers NFU Mutual, has revealed that the cost of rural crime has fallen by 48%. The figures are taken from NFU's 2023 Rural Crime Report. Rural crime cost Scotland £1.4m in 2022, a fall of 48% from 2021.* The countryside is fighting back. The welcome decrease comes after Scotland was hard hit by thieves targeting quad bikes in 2021, with the cost of rural crime in the country rocketing to £2.6m that year compared to £1.7m in 2020. Soaring ...

The cost of living crisis is hitting hard in Scotland. The Trussell Trust charity, which provides emergency food and support to people in poverty, reported that its Scottish food banks distributed 259,744 emergency food parcels between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023,  including almost 90,000 parcels for children. This is the largest amount of food parcels ever distributed in Scotland. Clearly help is crucially needed. Thankfully, Scotland's Regional Moorland Groups (SRMG) and The Country Food Trust (CFT) are working together to tackle food insecurity in the most practical way. Last week 1,216 pouches of nutritious, protein-rich meals - Free Range ...

Scotland is a beautiful country, blessed with stunning mountains, rivers, lochs and coastlines. The GWCT Scottish Game Fair is a place you can learn more about the countryside in Scotland and talk to those who live there and work in the landscape. As part of this, we have teamed up with various individuals from the worlds of fishing, stalking, working dogs and wild food. All of whom will be at the Fair to answer your questions and give fascinating talks on their subjects. Here's a little bit more about our Ambassadors. You can follow their activity on Instagram, Facebook and on ...

As the festive season approaches, the excitement in the kitchen is palpable. Christmas is a time to celebrate, indulge, and create memorable culinary experiences for family and friends. For me, this joyous occasion is not just about the final feast but the entire journey of preparation, from sourcing the finest ingredients to orchestrating a symphony of flavours on the plate. Abundant local produce One of my guiding principles for a truly exceptional Christmas meal is the emphasis on local produce. The bounty of the season is abundant, and there's something magical about incorporating ingredients that are not only fresh but also ...

What better Christmas card could there be to send a fieldsports lover than this scene of a pair of winter grouse, painted by talented artist Jason Lowes? The image was donated to the GWCT for Christmas card use by Jason, who says of the charity: "We should all do what we can to support the GWCT, it's an excellent organisation that does valuable work. More people should be helping them." Jason lives in County Durham in a village just six miles from where he was born and never wants to live anywhere else. It's the ideal setting for his art and ...