Industry professionals suggest developing large-scale solar parks is, once again, becoming a viable option. Particularly for rural estates looking to invest.
Nominations for the 2019 ‘Helping It Happen’ awards are now open for business, and people across rural Scotland are being urged to share their stories of the work done by local estates, farms and land-based businesses to help their surrounding communities flourish.
The future of British milk is uncertain as the popularity of cow’s milk has been declining in favour of plant-based alternatives such as soy and almond milk.
Farms and estates are being urged to get solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays independently assessed as a huge proportion are under-performing financially and could easily be improved.
In an industry first, the new presenters of BBC Top Gear will be filming an item for the forthcoming series involving three Electric Vehicles (EVs) at the Energy and Rural Business Show this Thursday (7 February).
The Better Broadband Scheme has been extended for a further year until 31 December 2019, ensuring that a subsidised basic broadband installation remains available to eligible applicants.
The environment secretary has this week announced that businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new government strategy.
The number of primary shoppers who say they will trade up and buy Red Tractor food instead of cheaper alternatives has jumped by 1.4 million following the assurance scheme’s autumn advertising campaign.