Farming Today - 20/06/25 Royal Highland Show: livestock numbers and climate change; digital cattle tags; agritourism.
Farming Today comes from the Royal Highland Show on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The Scottish rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon has said the Scottish government will not reduce livestock numbers, as recommended by the Climate Change Committee. She told farmers Scotland would reach its net-zero targets in other ways.
Robert Neill, vice president of NFU Scotland, explains how new high-frequency digital ear tags will make it easier to track cattle in Scotland.
Scotland has big ambitions for its agritourism sector. Next year, it will be hosting the first global agritourism conference. We speak to the farmer who is bringing the event to Aberdeen, Caroline Millar.
Thousands of animals compete in the show across four days, we catch up with the competition organiser in charge of all the logistics.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Rebecca Rooney
Published on Friday, 20th June 2025.
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