Foreign staff have 'changed our lives': Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled workers visas

Locals say staff from the Philippines and elsewhere have made life better, and plan to take their case to a government bodyA group of dairy cows are grazing on a grassy slope overlooking the Irish sea, a picture-postcard scene that wouldn't be out of place on a VisitScotland advert.These are just some of the 1,200 Holstein-Jersey cross cows kept at Dourie Farm, perched on the hill above Port William in Dumfries and Galloway in the south-west of Scotland. The area is known for its mild, moist climate, thanks to the warm air brought across the Atlantic by the Gulf Stream. Continue reading...