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Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers
Week: 06 | 6th February 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentNFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which show a decline in Scottish dairy herd numbers.The…

Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsThe Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at Holyrood on controversial proposals for mega-pylons in the…

Farming land remains in great demand
Week: 03 | 16th January 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentFarmland market edged up slightly during 2024 Demand for farmland continues to outstrip supply and the market is…

Hilltop Leaf responds to questions about the project
Week: 02 | 9th January 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsCEO Hamish Clegg brings us up to speed with the development The E&L have been asked a number…

Holyrood rally calls for investment in agriculture
Week: 49 | 5th December 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentNFUS leads farmers and crofters in Edinburgh protest Hundreds of farmers, crofters and smallholders gathered at Holyrood last…

Would you pay £272 for a Flat White Coffee?
Week: 48 | 28th November 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentAn innovative farmer from Mossgiel explains why Well, you might if the price also included 34 shares in…

The human cost of ‘progress’
Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…

Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first
The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…

Kennedy bows out of NFUS with fiery speech
Hard-hitting rhetoric at President’s last conference NFU Scotland Chief Martin…

Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…

Support schemes need to be fit for purpose
Organisation says existing help should be extended and built upon…

Milk production shock
Stranraer-based processing company drops 12 farms Ten milk producers in…

All kinds of everything at the 172nd Langholm Show
MAIRI TELFORD JAMMEH reports on Langholm’s Rural Highlight in an 8-Page Supplement…

Nearly 1,000 objections to Warblaw Woodlands
Langholm locals object to commercial forestry on their doorstep An…

Lorraine is BFA awards finalist
Westerkirk farmer in the running for Sheep Farmer of the…

A rare glimpse of summer for the good people of the Benty
With the number of supporters and entries, the Benty Show…

Special Day, special guests at the Holm Show
If you want good weather for your event – try…

Residents encouraged to react to Warblaw plans
If you are against the blanket of trees proposedfor our…


Letters to the Editor
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsMore Warblaw worries With reference to Mark Hallam’s letter of 22nd August 2024, “Warblaw Worries”. Mr Hallam expresses…

Fingers crossed for a fine day for the 127th Holm Show
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L Life Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle NewcastletonMarquees are up, entries are made and there’s no rain in Saturday’s forecast It might be tempting to…

Much opposition to plan for Warblaw woodlands
Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024 | Community Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsAction Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’ on much-loved Langholm hillside “First we lost our…

Envisioning D&G's future landscape
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsIdeas for the future landscape of Dumfries and Galloway were put under the microscope at a special event…

Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro
Week: 27 | 4th July 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentTwo agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have now become one. The Harbro Group has announced…

Missing Lynx project
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonFierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to our countryside Around 77 people took the opportunity…

Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Peer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure…

Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to…

Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…

Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…

Sheep worrying remains most frequent rural crime
By Gilly Fraser A new report by researchers at Scotland’s…

Land Reform Bill will change how land is sold
Impact of land sales on local communities will be taken…

Lamont visits Barony
Scotland Office Minister learns about digital innovations The Barony Campus…

Yousaf commits to food-growing subsidies
First Minister Humza Yousaf has given a commitment to honour…

Local Pine Marten population is on the rise
An Eskdalemuir forest has been found to have a growing…

Vlog: Wellbeing in agriculture
This month’s dip into the world of podcasts, blogs, vlogs…

NFUS Survey will give valuable information
A new survey being undertaken by NFU Scotland will help…

Great oaks from little acorns grow
TVNR: Caring for Langholm’s ancient woodlands The Longwood ancient woodlands…

MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsMundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell has launched a stinging…

Share in windfarm leadsto green awards nomination
Week: 47 | 23rd November 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsNick Jennings’ foresight puts Eskdalemuir in the running The Upper Eskdale Development Group are finalists in the Scottish…

Langholm Moor Lynx fears are calmed... for the moment
Week: 46 | 16th November 2023 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsFears that the new owners of former farmland on Langholm Moor are considering introducing the Eurasian Lynx to…

Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor
Week: 45 | 9th November 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsBlackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former farmland on Langholm Moor one day become home…

Further afforestation fury
Week: 44 | 2nd November 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsTree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate Proposals for tree planting on three neighbouring farms…

Bleat and Blether ’bout Blackface wool
Week: 43 | 26th October 2023 | Community Farming and EnvironmentCreation Mill staff debunk the myth that common wool has limited use Emma Duncan and Lewis Jackson represented…

The 171st Langholm Show
The day of the 171st Langholm Show dawned and Langholm…

It’s been all go on Langholm Showfield this week.
A veritable army of willing volunteers and committee members has…

There's still time to get your creations into Langholm Show
If you’re a baker, floral artist, photographer, gardener, crafter, knitter…

Holm Show 2023
Oh what a day that was – a day of…

The 125th Canonbie Show
The 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took…

The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban
New owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do…

Deflatulating daffodils
The sight of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the breeze…

Government urged to order review of controversial Langholm forestry plans
By David Greybe Calls are growing for the Scottish Government…

The 'Green tail is wagging the docile dog'
The Scottish government’s decision to ban the use of the…

Is rewilding contributing to increase in wildfires?
Could rewilding be one of the culprits behind the increasing…

Boom time for Muckle Toon?
Eco boss: Langholm will benefit from moor profits By Gilly…