Farming latest
An excellent show of quality lambs
Published 7 August 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 88 prime cattle, 1 young bull, 12 OTM cattle, 3,171 prime lambs and 4,372 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 31.THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart held its grand opening sale of 2,046 breeding ewes and store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday, July 29.
Best in the region for all to enjoy at show
Published 6 August 2008
THOUSANDS of visitors were undeterred by torrential rain at Dumfries show last Saturday when the best of the region’s livestock and other produce competed with one another for the top titles.
TV Jimmy champions his Scottish heroes
Published 6 August 2008
JIMMY Doherty, who found fame with his television show Jimmy’s Farm, about his move from city to farm life, is now championing other farmers across the country.
Prime lambs meet rising trade
Published 31 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 46 prime cattle, 18 OTM cattle, 3,579 prime lambs and 4,678 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 24. THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 86 store cattle and three breeding cattle at the fortnightly sale on Tuesday, July 22.THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward a small show of store lambs at the sale at Longtown on Tuesday, July 22.
New livestock transport proposals ‘unworkable’
Published 30 July 2008
SCOTLAND’S traditional livestock production is once again under threat from impractical and costly transport legislation, claims NFU Scotland.
Dumfries show gets set for a bumper year
Published 30 July 2008
DUMFRIES show is being held at Park Farm this Saturday and is looking bigger and better than ever.
‘Fuel duty must be slashed, not just postponed’
Published 24 July 2008
SCOTLAND’S farming union has given a lukewarm reaction to the Chancellor’s announcement that the two pence a litre fuel duty increase proposed for this October will be postponed.
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Published 23 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 67 prime cattle, 20 OTM cattle, 3,210 prime lambs and 4,111 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 17.
Superb day out awaits at Border Union Show
Published 23 July 2008
THE annual Border Union Show is being held tomorrow and Saturday in Springwood Park on 46 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Kelso.
Union welcomes progress on bluetongue plan
Published 9 July 2008
THE NEWS that the Scottish government has placed its order for bluetongue vaccine and the nation’s strategy for dealing with this devastating disease is moving forward has been welcomed by NFU Scotland.
EU tagging could be death knell for farms
Published 9 July 2008
DUMFRIESSHIRE MP David Mundell has spoken out against the implementation of an EU regulation which will require ‘electronic tagging’ of all individual sheep movements.
Thieves strike at the farm of NFUS president
Published 9 July 2008
SCOTLAND’S farming union is urging its members to show extra vigilance to help prevent farm thefts after its own president was targeted.
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Published 9 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 105 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 22 OTM, 722 prime hoggs, 2,725 prime lambs and 4,951 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 3.THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward a small entry of breeding sheep at the sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 3.
Trading is good for cattle
Published 2 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 56 store cattle and 20 breeding cattle at the fortnightly sale on Tuesday, June 24.
Top price for sheep at mart
Published 2 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 818 breeding sheep at the weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday, June 24.
Sheep movement fight makes it into Europe
Published 2 July 2008
THE fight for a more appropriate, cost-effective and practical way of identifying and recording the movements of Scotland’s sheep flock has moved on to the European agenda with the backing of almost 6,000 Scottish farmers.
Buyers go the whole hogg as summer trade impresses
Published 2 July 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 94 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 44 OTM, 1,205 prime hoggs, 2,215 prime lambs and 4,116 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on June 26.
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Published 25 June 2008
THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 77 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 33 OTM, 1,409 prime hoggs, 2,514 prime lambs and 3,859 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, June 19.
Let’s use our farms to generate more power
Published 25 June 2008
SCOTTISH Renewables has launched a major drive to urge farmers and landowners to ‘get into renewables’ at the Royal Highland Show.
Call to address fuel costs
Published 25 June 2008
SCOTLAND’S fuel coalition took its case on rising fuel costs to First Minister Alex Salmond during a meeting in Edinburgh last Tuesday.
