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Eddie Gillanders


Acclaimed agricultural journalist and editor of Farming North East.

Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

17 September 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

17 September 2023

FARMERS are getting fed up being told of the contribution they will be expected to make to reduce carbon emissions.


Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

10 September 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

10 September 2023

LITTLE mention of farming and food.


Eddie Gillanders: Top livestock and serious discussions are features of shows this summer

06 August 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Top livestock and serious discussions are features of shows this summer

Eddie Gillanders: Top livestock and serious discussions are features of shows this summer

06 August 2023

THE show season is in full swing.


Eddie Gillanders: Pressures of modern farming impact on mental health

30 July 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Pressures of modern farming impact on mental health

Eddie Gillanders: Pressures of modern farming impact on mental health

30 July 2023

HELP is there for those in farming community suffering from poor mental health.


Eddie Gillanders: Don’t be sheepish when it comes to standing up for lamb

08 July 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Don’t be sheepish when it comes to standing up for lamb

Eddie Gillanders: Don’t be sheepish when it comes to standing up for lamb

08 July 2023

Why do so many people in Scotland turn up their noses when it comes to eating lamb?


Eddie Gillanders: Scottish Government must stop "dilly-dallying" over farming policy

08 June 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Scottish Government must stop "dilly-dallying" over farming policy

Eddie Gillanders: Scottish Government must stop "dilly-dallying" over farming policy

08 June 2023

MORE action needed on future farming policy.


Eddie Gillanders: All roads lead to Dalswinton Estate for Scottish beef producers

26 May 2023
Eddie Gillanders: All roads lead to Dalswinton Estate for Scottish beef producers

Eddie Gillanders: All roads lead to Dalswinton Estate for Scottish beef producers

26 May 2023

SHOWCASE for Scottish beef industry.


OBITUARY - Robbie Minty, Leading north-east stockman

17 May 2023
OBITUARY - Robbie Minty, Leading north-east stockman

OBITUARY - Robbie Minty, Leading north-east stockman

17 May 2023

One of Scotland’s leading stockmen, Robbie Minty, with a string of championship successes during a 51 year career has died at the age of 91.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

01 April 2023
EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

01 April 2023

SO, Marie Gougeon has been reappointed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs by the new First Minister, Humza Yousaf.


Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

29 March 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

29 March 2023

WHO will be new Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?


EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

25 March 2023
EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

25 March 2023

THE Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs gave her most comprehensive explanation yet of the Scottish Government's new agricultural policy.


Eddie Gillanders: Is farming big enough priority for First Minister contenders?

17 March 2023
Eddie Gillanders: Is farming big enough priority for First Minister contenders?

Eddie Gillanders: Is farming big enough priority for First Minister contenders?

17 March 2023

FARMING needs to be a bigger deal for SNP leadership candidates.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: It’s good for farmers to share their worries as brave talk illustrates

12 March 2023
EDDIE GILLANDERS: It’s good for farmers to share their worries as brave talk illustrates

EDDIE GILLANDERS: It’s good for farmers to share their worries as brave talk illustrates

12 March 2023

WITH the pressures of finance and bureaucracy in modern farming, mental health is becoming a major issue for the farming community.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: New Moray maltings could be a big boost for local barley producers

26 February 2023
EDDIE GILLANDERS: New Moray maltings could be a big boost for local barley producers

EDDIE GILLANDERS: New Moray maltings could be a big boost for local barley producers

26 February 2023

THE news that Simpsons Malt Ltd have been granted planning permission to build a maltings and barley storage at Rothes is welcome news for farmers.


Demand strong for north bulls at Stirling sales

08 February 2023
Demand strong for north bulls at Stirling sales

Demand strong for north bulls at Stirling sales

08 February 2023

NORTH families do well at Stirling Bull Sales


EDDIE GILLANDERS: Farmers looking to expand may face more competition in the future

04 February 2023
 EDDIE GILLANDERS: Farmers looking to expand may face more competition in the future

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Farmers looking to expand may face more competition in the future

04 February 2023

DESPITE the amount of land being sold for forestry or to offset carbon footprints of big business, most farms are still being bought by other farmers.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: 'Lack of information over farm policy is identified as great threat'

22 January 2023
EDDIE GILLANDERS: 'Lack of information over farm policy is identified as great threat'

EDDIE GILLANDERS: 'Lack of information over farm policy is identified as great threat'

22 January 2023

THE Government’s failure to come up with detailed proposals for future policy has been identified as the greatest threat facing Scottish farming.


Obituary – Ian Matthew renowned north-east stockman

05 July 2022
Obituary – Ian Matthew renowned north-east stockman

Obituary – Ian Matthew renowned north-east stockman

05 July 2022

The large attendance at his funeral was a tribute to the respect and popularity in which he was held in the farming community.


"Special honour" for Moray's Jim Royan

01 October 2021
"Special honour" for Moray's Jim Royan

"Special honour" for Moray's Jim Royan

01 October 2021

FARMING industry honour for Jim Royan.


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