Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
The refreshed strategy for the Scottish Dairy sector was launched online today. ‘Scotland’s Dairy Sector – Rising to the Top 2030’, sets out a new vision for the sector and five key priority areas for sustainable growth.
READ MOREGo on, admit it, when someone tags you on social media, or even sends you a text, you get a little burst of joy. That’s why it’s so addictive – it’s causing a genuine chemical reaction in your brain, producing dopamine, the chemical associated with pleasure. Whilst perhaps less instant, the same applies to print media – you see yourself in print and you get a hit of dopamine and you feel happy.
READ MOREGordon Davidson is the Scottish Farmer news and online editor.
READ MOREAs you will know, Scene & Herd created the OnFARM podcast because we wanted to share a positive and accurate picture of rural life in Scotland.
READ MOREOn 28th January, the 2021 SAOS Conference, which included Q&A session hosted by Scene & Herd director Monty, took place online. As the conference was free this year, SAOS asked attendees to sponsor their team's ‘virtual walk to Dunblane' – 1495 miles – in support of RSABI.
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Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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