Farmers’ open day for foodies

FARMERS in southern Scotland are opening their gates on Open Farm Sunday on June 17 and inviting you to discover the story behind our food.

Last updated 23 May 2012
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Increase in wages in agriculture

ELAINE Murray MSP for Dumfriesshire has welcomed a wage boost for farm workers.

Last updated 23 May 2012
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Exports remain a challenge

FINALLY, the sunshine has arrived. A week of good weather was forecast and hopefully this is the start of better things.

Last updated 23 May 2012
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Colleges merger to go before parliament

THE public consultation into the merger of Scotland’s four leading land-based colleges, Barony, Elmwood, Oatridge and the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), has closed.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Continental demand falls

ANOTHER week goes by with still no sign of dry weather or any heat.

Last updated 16 May 2012
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Last updated 16 May 2012
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Grass shortage eases prices

THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 1,277 head of ewes with lambs at foot at the sale on Tuesday, May 1.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Royal Highland is the best show

THE Royal Highland Show and its organiser, the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, are celebrating after being voted the best agricultural show in the UK by readers of a national farming magazine.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Support scheme deadlines

NFU Scotland is reminding farmers that crunch time to complete and submit their annual application forms for support schemes is fast approaching.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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600 store cattle at market

STILL we await the heat. Where is it? Things have stopped growing but, thankfully, we are missing the torments of rain kindly drenching our southern neighbours.

Last updated 9 May 2012
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Texel ewe and lamb top sale at £225

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart had forward 50 prime cattle, 4 young bulls, 30 OTM cattle, 5,073 prime hoggs and 4,851 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, April 26.

Last updated 3 May 2012
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Water scheme launch

A SCHEME offering financial help to land managers, owners and tenants to enhance drinking water by reducing diffuse pollution has been launched.

Last updated 3 May 2012
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Mad measures

PROPOSED changes by the Scottish government to ban farmers from applying slurry, fertilisers or solid manure on fields with a slope greater than 12 degrees have been criticised by Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP John Lamont.

Last updated 2 May 2012
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Impressive show of prime hoggs

THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 52 prime cattle, two young bulls, 26 OTM cattle, 4,507 prime hoggs and 4,804 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, April 19.

Last updated 26 April 2012
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Cutting edge farming tips

A FREE SAC event in Dumfries on Thursday, May 3 offers dairy farmers the chance to see the latest research currently underway at SAC’s Crichton Royal dairy research centre.

Last updated 25 April 2012
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Good news on calf payments

CONFIRMATION that the number of beef calves securing payment under the Scottish beef calf scheme has risen for the second consecutive year has been welcomed.

Last updated 25 April 2012
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Get the weights correct

AS THE lambing season continues, the only real problem seems to be the lack of heat to get things growing. Stories vary with many good lamb crops reported to very bad hill lambings. Who knows what lies ahead?

Last updated 25 April 2012
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Judge buys champion Blackfaces

THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 70 prime cattle, 39 OTM cattle, 6,621 prime hoggs and 4,312 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, April 12.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Too wet for lambs

WITH a wet week just gone, we look forward with hope that this coming week will be a touch kinder to farmers still lambing outside.

Last updated 18 April 2012
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